Mildred Anne Butler's works capture the natural beauty of her surroundings with precision, especially in depicting animals and birds, often using taxidermy for accuracy. Through some 15 of her finest artworks, the exhibition will showcase her exceptional talent as a watercolourist and highlight her story as an Irish woman artist, working at the turn of the nineteenth century. It will also present her as one of the first professional female artists in Ireland, who not only exhibited widely but sold her work well throughout her career. In addition to watercolours, a selection of archival material (on loan from TCD) will provide further insights about both her life and art.
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Mildred Anne Butler – At Home in Nature
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This exhibition showcases the work of Mildred Anne Butler (1858–1941), focusing on her revolutionary plein-air paintings and her skills in depicting animals, birds, and botany.
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National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square W, Dublin 2, D02 K303, Ireland
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National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin City displays work by many artists including Johannes Vermeer, Lavinia Fontana, Jack B Yeats, Alice Neel, Caravaggio, Mainie Jellett and many more.
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