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Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958) Connemara Cottages (1930-35) Oil on board, 25.4 x 29.9cm (10 x 11¾'') Signed Provenance: Hugh Francis Carey and thence by descent; sale, Christies London, The Irish Sale, 12 May 2006, Lot 81, reproduced in colour; Private Collection. Literature: S. B. Kennedy, 'Paul Henry: with a catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings, Illustrations, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2007, illustrated p. 252, catalogue number 762. It is impossible to say where this scene represents, but it is no doubt in Connemara. The fairly heavy impasto seen in the sky is characteristic of Henrys work, as is the highlighting in the water in the foreground. The division of the picture plane into two halves is another Henry characteristic. Dated 1930-5 on stylistic grounds. Dr S.B.Kennedy November 2016