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Born in Dublin, le Brocquy went abroad to study painting in 1938 and studied technique in the galleries of Europe. Of particular importance to him were the paintings from the Prado, Madrid, which were temporarily housed in Geneva before the war. The austere colour harmonies of Spanish painting, particularly those of Velázquez and Goya, have influenced le Brocquy throughout his career. 'Girl in White' is a study of the Dublin-born actress Kathleen Ryan (1922–1985), who was cast in her first film 'Odd Man Out' by Carol Reed in 1947. The work is one of the first le Brocquy painted after his return to Dublin in 1940, and contains references to many of his interests at that time. The pale, diffused tonality of the work derives from his admiration of Whistler and the narrow composition and elongated forms show the influence of the late eighteenth-century Japanese printmakers Kiyonaga and Utamaro.

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Title

Girl in White

Date

1941

Medium

oil on canvas on board

Measurements

H 122.2 x W 47.8 cm

Accession number

BELUM.U234

Acquisition method

gift from the Thomas Haverty Trust, 1945

Work type

Painting

Topics

From canvas to catwalk: how art history inspires contemporary fashion
Lydia Figes

Girl in White

Louis le Brocquy (1916–2012)

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