Cork Artists

Among the most renowned painters, sculptors and contemporary Irish artists associated with the city or county of Cork are:

Atkinson, George Mounsey (Marine Artist), (1806-1884);
Ballagh, Robert (Pop-Art pictures, Graphic Design), (b.1943);
Barry, James (Neo-Classical History Painter), (1741-1806);
Beechey, Richard Brydges (Marine Painter), (1808–1895);
Cross, Dorothy (Contemporary Sculptor), (b.1956);
Crozier, William (Still Life and Landscape Artist), (b.1930);
Hennessy, Patrick (Still Life, Landscape, Trompe l'oeil) (1915-1980);
Kingerlee, John (Contemporary Landscape Artist), (b.1936);
Maclise, Daniel (Portraitist, History Painter, Illustrator), (1806–1870);
Murphy, Seamus (One of Ireland's Greatest Sculptors) (1907-75);

Figures in Landscape, by Cork
artist, Katherine Boucher Beug.

Addey, Joseph Poole (Landscape and Portrait Artist), (1852-1922);
Atkinson, George (Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker) (1880-1941);
Boucher Beug, Katherine (Contemporary Art), (b.1947);
Boydell, Cormac (Ceramicist) (b.1946);
Brandes, Stephen (Intricate Cartoon-style Painter), (b.1966);
Climent, Tom (Colourist and Contemporary Artist), (b.1970);
Coghill, Egerton Bushe (Landscapes), (1853-1921);
Collins, Majella O'Neill (Landscape, Seascape Artist), (b.1967);
Conolly, Thurloe (Member of White Stag Group), (b.1918);
Cotter, Maud (Painter, Stained Glass Artist), (b.1954);
Coulter, William (Marine Artist), (1849-1936);
Desmond, Maurice (Landscape Painter), (b.1944);
Elmore, Alfred (History and Genre Painter), (1815-81);
Fagan, Robert (Portraiture), (c.1761–1816);
Flannery, Bridget (Abstract Mixed-Media, Watercolours), (b.1959);

Boat Wash, Sherkin Island (2007)
by West Cork painter, Majella
Collins-O'Neill.

Forde, Samuel (Draughtsman and Painter) (1805-28);
Gibbings, Robert (Woodcarver and Engraver), (1889–1958);
Goldberg, David (Figurative Artist and Printmaker), (b.1945);
Goulding, Tim (Landscape and Still Life Artist), (b.1945);
Griffin, Bill (Religious Artist), (b.1947);
Grogan, Nathaniel (The Elder) (Illustrator, Oil Painter), (1740–1807);
Harnett, Michael William (Trompe l'oeil Artist), (1848-1892);
Hartland, Gertrude (Illustrator and Flower Painter), (1865-1954);
Hartland, Henry Albert (Illustrator), (1840–1893);
Heffernan, James (Sculptor) (1785-1847);

The Teeming Masses (1997) by Cork
artist, Sarah Walker.

Hodder, Carol (Landscape and Bog Artist), (b.1956);
Hogan, John (Ireland's Top Neo-Classical Sculptor) (1800-58);
Hovenden, Thomas (Irish American Realist Painter), (1840-1895);
Humphreys, Ian (Contemporary Landscape Artist), (b.1956);
Kane, Paul (Landscapes, Portraits, Aboriginal People), (1810-1871);
MacDonald, Daniel (Landscape Artist), (1821-1853);
Mahoney, James (Painter, Sketcher and Illustrator), (1810-1879);
Martin, Fergus (Contemporary Artist), (b.1955);
Merwick, Billy (Contemporary Painter and Sculptor), (b.1947);
Mulcahy, Michael (Contemporary Expressionist Painter), (b.1952);
Murray, John Philip (Contemporary Draughtsman), (b.1952);
O'Brien, Gretta (Abstract Landscapes);

O'Leary, Cormac (Abstract Landscape, Figure Painter) (b.1969);
Pennefather, George (Watercolour, Landscapes), (1905-1967);
Richardson, Victor (Pointillist Impressionism), (b.1952);
Scott, Patrick (Abstract Artist noted for Gold Paintings) (b.1921);
Sheehan, William (Figurative Painter), (1894-1923);
Smith, Blaise (Figurative & Plein Air Landscape Artist), (b.1967);
Smyth, Brian (Contemporary Artist), (b.1970);
Somerville, Edith Oenone (Genre Painter, French Realism), (1858-1949);
Thaddeus, Henry Jones (Realist and Portrait Painter), (1859–1929);
Tyrrell, Charles (Minimalist Abstract Artist), (b.1950);
Walker, Sarah (Contemporary Artist), (b.1965);
Watson, Samuel (Painter and Lithographer), (1818-1867).

Other Famous Cork Artists

Jo Allen (Contemporary Artist) (b.1950);
Edward Ambrose (History Painter) (1814-90);
George Ashlin (Architect) (1837-1921);
Richard Peterson Atkinson (Marine Painter) (1856-82);
Richard Barter (1824-96) (Sculptor) (1824-96);
James Beale (Landscapes) (1798-1879);
Janie E Beamish (Landscape Artist) (c.1870-1940);
James Butler Brenan (Portrait Artist) (1825-89);
Adam Buck (Watercolours, Portraits and Miniatures) (1759-1833);
Jim Buckley (Sculptor) (b.1957);
John Burke (Abstract Steel Sculptor) (b.1946);
William Linnaeus Casey (Watercolourist) (1835-70);
Hugh Charde (Plein-Air Landscape Artist) (1858-1946);
Sylvia Cooke-Collis (Noted for her Gouache) (c.1900-74);
Jill Dennis (Impressionistic Landscapes) (b.1957);
John Fitzgerald (Woodcarver, Craftsman and Sketcher) (c.1825-c.1903);
Brian Fitzgibbon (Lithographer) (b.1952);
Marie Foley (Ceramic Sculptor) (b.1959);
Beatrice Gubbins (Landscapes and Genre-Scenes) (1878-1944);
Joseph Higgins (Sculptor) (1885-1925);
Marshall C Hutson (Painter and Sculptor) (c.1903-c.1995);
Thomas Kirk (Sculptor) (1781-1845);
Brian Lalor (Illustrator and Painter) (b.1941);
Richard Lyster (Portraits and Genre-Scenes) (1828-63);
Cormac Mehegan (Stained Glass Art) (b.1924);
John Murphy (Stained Glass Artist) (b.1921);
Coilin Murray (Printmaker, Founder Member West Cork Art Centre) (b.1945);
Diarmuid O'Ceallachain (Portraits, Landscapes, Genre-Scenes) (b.1915);
Domhnall O'Mhurchada (Sculptor) (1914-91);
Patrick J O'Sullivan (Sculptor) (b.1940);
Vivienne Roche (Steel Sculptor) (b.1953);
James Scanlon (Stained Glass Artist) (b.1952);
Harry Scully (Landscape Artist) (c.1868-1935);
Edward Sheil (Religious History Painter) (1834-1869);
Samuel Skillen (Portraiture and Figure Paintings) (1819-47);
William Willes (Draughtsman and Landscape Artist) (c.1775-1851).

More Details of Painting and Sculpture in Ireland
18th Century Irish Artists (Born before 1800)
19th Century Irish Artists (Born 1800-1900)
20th Century Irish Artists (Born 1900 onwards)
Contemporary Irish Artists (New)

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• For more about scenic painters of Ireland, see: Irish landscape artists.
• For information about genre-painting, see Irish genre painters.
• For details of portraiture in Ireland, see Irish portrait artists.
• For facts about painters and sculptors in Ireland, see: Visual Arts Cork: Guide to Irish Art.

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