Artist
Mainie Harriet Jellett
Ireland, 1897–1944
Mainie Harriet Jellett was an Ireland Contemporary Abstract artist. 6 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Ireland. Mainie Harriet Jellett was born in Dublin.
Mary Harriet Jellett (29 April 1897 – 16 February 1944) was an Irish painter whose Decoration (1923) was among the first abstract paintings shown in Ireland when it was exhibited at the Society of Dublin Painters Group Show in 1923. She was a strong promoter and defender of modern art in her country, and her artworks are present in museums in Ireland. Her work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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