Irish Art & Photography

Browse our online catalog of fine art prints and photographys by some of Ireland's leading artists and photographers.

Early Irish Art History begins with early carvings found at sites such as Newgrange and is traced through Bronze Age artifacts and the religious carvings and illuminated manuscripts of the medieval period. During the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a strong indigenous tradition of painting emerged, including such figures as John Butler Yeats, William Orpen and Jack Yeats.

Ireland's best known living artists include Louis le Brocquy, a figurative painter and print maker, and Sean Scully an abstract expressionist who lives and works in New York.

Interest in collecting Irish art and photography has expanded rapidly with the economic expansion of the country, primarily focussing on investment in early twentieth century painters.Ireland's unique tax break for creative artists (writers, visual artists and composers) has encouraged a wide community of artists to remain in Ireland.