{"product_id":"antique-long-lost-aic-exhibited-michael-augustine-power-omalley-the-lovers-oil-on-canvas-1924-usa","title":"Antique Long Lost AIC Exhibited Michael Augustine Power O'Malley \"A Conemara Kitchen\" (Catalog No. 154) Oil on Canvas 1924 USA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePurchase Price Only:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The price listed above covers the item only. It \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003edoes not\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e include shipping or professional crating.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSeparate Shipping Invoice:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e This item is too large for standard delivery. After checkout, we will contact you with a professional crating and freight quote. We will bill this to you on a separate invoice.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eWant a Quote First?\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e If you prefer to know the shipping cost before purchasing, please click our \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eContact Us\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e link or call us with your delivery zip code.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eAntique Long Lost AIC Exhibited Michael Augustine Power O'Malley \"\u003cem\u003eA Conemara Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e\" (Catalog No. 154) Oil on Canvas with Period Gold Gilded Frame\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePainted in USA Early 1920s.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eCanvas Approx.\u003c\/span\u003e 24\" x 30\" (61 x 76.2 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eFrame Approx.\u003c\/span\u003e 29\" x 35\" (73.7 x 88.9 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eExhibited at \u003c\/span\u003eThe Art Institute of Chicago, \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eThirty-Seventh Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, October 30 – December 14, 1924 (Catalog entry No. 154 titled \u003cem\u003e\"A Conemara Kitchen\"\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eRetains original, highly important Art Institute of Chicago 37th Annual Exhibition intake, registry and jury panel inputs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe \"386\" Number:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a bold, printed paper label glued to the stretcher bar. This was the entry tracking number assigned to the artwork when it physically arrived at the museum's loading dock.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Handwritten \"144\":\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Next to the printed sticker, someone wrote \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e144\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in crayon or grease pencil directly onto the paper label. This is a very common practice for museum registrars or jury panels during the selection process.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Printed Text Fragment:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Look at the small vertical strip of text caught right between the two numbers. It clearly reads: \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"RESERVE THIS [PART FOR THE] INSTITUTE\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. This proves the label was an official, multi-part museum receipt. One part was torn off to give to the artist or shipper, and this part remained stuck to the frame for tracking.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThis painting is a masterful, highly atmospheric rediscovery from Power O’Malley’s absolute peak creative period.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003ePainted and exhibited in 1924—the same monumental year O’Malley returned to Ireland and secured first prize for landscape painting at the historic Aonach Tailteann in Dublin—this substantial 24x30-inch canvas represents the pinnacle of his celebrated series of intimate Irish cottage interiors.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eSigned ‘Power O'Malley’ lower left.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eTrue to O’Malley’s distinctive mastery of chiaroscuro, the scene relies entirely on a rich, low-light palette.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe composition centers on a traditional open stone hearth, radiating a soft red ember glow that cuts through the deep, warm shadows of the rustic room.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eTo the left, a traditional red wooden settle bed provides a brilliant pop of color, grounding the quiet, dignity-filled atmosphere of the historic domestic space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eWith rock-solid museum provenance physically preserved on the reverse side, this rare, museum-documented piece stands as a significant addition to the known catalog of early 20th-century Irish-American realism.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBorn Michael Augustine Power in County Waterford, Ireland, Power O'Malley immigrated to the United States and studied under American masters Walter Shirlaw and Robert Henri at the National Academy of Design. Famed for his empathetic, clear-colored depictions of rural Irish life, his illustrations graced the covers of \u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eLife\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eHarper’s\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Today, his paintings are held in prestigious permanent museum collections, including the Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.), the Library of Congress, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eExcellent historical antique condition. The piece remains on its original, unlined canvas and period wooden stretcher bars. Features a beautifully aged, light natural patina. Housed in its original 1920s gilded exhibition frame. Normal wear to frame from age.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Power O'Malley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50055908720890,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/8614\/4762\/files\/IMG_6353-Photoroom.jpg?v=1786474237","url":"https:\/\/pauljacobsantiques.com\/products\/antique-long-lost-aic-exhibited-michael-augustine-power-omalley-the-lovers-oil-on-canvas-1924-usa","provider":"Paul Jacobs Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}