The Harry Kernoff Memorial Exhibition at The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallerey of Modern Art, Parnell Square, Dublin 1. 14 December 1976 to 30 January 1977

The Harry Kernoff Memorial Exhibition at The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallerey of Modern Art, Parnell Square, Dublin 1. 14 December 1976 to 30 January 1977

Born in London of a Russian father and Spanish mother, Kernoff moved with his family to Dublin when he was fourteen years old. His father was a cabinetmaker and Kernoff was apprenticed to this trade. At the same time he attended the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and in 1923 he was awarded the Taylor Art Scholarship. A period of study in London and Paris followed and in 1925 he held the first of his sixteen one-man exhibitions in Dublin. In 1936 he was elected to the Royal Hibernian Academy. The artist lived in Dublin until his death though he travelled widely in Ireland and made a few trips abroad. He was a painter of landscapes, urban views, portraits and genre scenes. He also produced book illustrations and drawings for theatre sets. He was much involved in Dublin's theatrical and literary world and among his portraits, which are noted for their rendering of character, are paintings of Brendan Behan and James Joyce.


This catalogue is a small 12 page one with an index of paintings and 2 black and white plates. Lovely copy of a scarce item that is now nearly 50 years old. Clean crisp and tight. Discolouration to front cover from sunning.

Can be posted for an extra fiver or collected from either Dundalk or Dublin City Centre.