John lavery

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Sir John Lavery 1856-1941 Ierland

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Sir John Lavery

21 Feb — 1 Nov 2014 at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, United Kingdom

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Sir John Lavery, Lady Hazel Lavery John Lavery, born in Belfast in 1856 into a Catholic family, was orphaned early in life. He moved to Glasgow and worked as a photographers assistant, before taking art classes at the Haldene Academy. In 1881 he attended the Academie Julian in Paris, and, on a visit to Grez three years later, was influenced by the work of Frank O'Meara and other 'plein air' painters who worked there. He subsequently painted in Scotland and England as well as Ireland, but his…