Nationality Irish | ||
Full Name James Arthur O'Connor Notable work Homeward Bound (c. 1825 – 1830)A Thunderstorm: The Frightened Wagoner (1832)The Poachers (1835) Artwork A Thunderstorm: The Frightened Wagoner | ||
Artwork of the isles irish painter james arthur o connor
James Arthur O'Connor (1792 – 7 January 1841) was an Irish painter.
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Lot 82 james arthur o connor rural landscape with a figure on the roadway
Career
James Arthur O'Connor was born 15 Aston's Quay, Dublin – the son of an engraver and printer, William O'Connor. O'Connor would become a distinguished landscape painter. He was self-taught, receiving just a few lessons from William Sadler. He travelled to London with Francis Danby and George Petrie, exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1822. O'Connor visited France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Rhineland. He died poor, in Brompton, London, 7 January 1841. O'Connor was married – his wife's name was Anastatia.
List of paintings
The list below contains an incomplete list of his works and gives either the owner (in 1985) or the location of where the original is found today (or both).
References
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