He showed an early interest in drawing, displaying a love for depicting the people and land of Connemara. His career in the arts was initiated at the Royal Academy in London. He would exhibit at the Royal Academy and the Royal Hibernian Academy, from 1863 until his death, where he was also Professor of Painting. From 1870 to 1872 he resided in the Netherlands where he illustrated a handful of Dutch scenes. One of the earliest Irish artists to travel to Brittany, Burke exhibited fifteen Breton scenes at the Royal Hibernian Academy between 1876 and 1878. He painted further in his native Ireland, as well as Scotland and England. The 1880s brought Burke to Walberswick in Suffolk to an artist's colony created by Philip Wilson Steer. A student of Burke, Walter Osborne, painted with him here.[citation needed]
Later lifeedit
Augustus, overcome with grief by his brother Thomas' murder during the Phoenix Park Murders in 1882, left his post at the Royal Hibernian Academy where he was Professor of Painting. He then moved with the remaining members of his family England and then later to Italy.[2]
Paintingsedit
Two of his most famous paintings, Connemara Girl and A Connemara Landscape hang at the National Gallery of Ireland. His work is relatively rare, mainly because the contents of his studio were destroyed during the fire that engulfed the Abbey Street buildings of the RHA in 1916. Furthermore, many of the paintings lay hidden in a cellar for over ninety years until their recent discovery.[citation needed]
Galleryedit
Study of Trees, Viceregal Lodge (1870), Dublin City Gallery
Ponte de Vecchio, Florence
On the Banks of the Liffey, Kildare, August
A misty morning, Holland (1874)
Crossing the bridge
Head of old woman
Portrait of Walter Frederick Osborne (1875)
Referencesedit
Citationsedit
^"RootsWeb: IRL-GALWAY-L Part 2 - THE TUAM HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1909 TUAM, CO. GALWAY". rootsweb.com.
^"Maebh O'Regan - Richard Moynan: Irish Artist and Unionist Propagandist - Éire-Ireland 39:1&2". jhu.edu.
External linksedit
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augustus, nicholas, burke, augustus, joseph, nicholas, burke, july, 1838, 1891, irish, artist, academician, royal, hibernian, academy, professoraugustus, burkerhaconnemara, girl, augustus, burke, national, gallery, ireland, bornaugustus, joseph, nicholas, burk. Augustus Joseph Nicholas Burke 28 July 1838 1891 was an Irish artist and an Academician of the Royal Hibernian Academy RHA ProfessorAugustus BurkeRHAConnemara Girl by Augustus J N Burke National Gallery of Ireland BornAugustus Joseph Nicholas Burke 1838 07 28 July 28 1838Glinsk County GalwayDied1891 aged 52 53 ItalyNationalityIrishEducationRoyal Academy of Arts LondonKnown forLandscapesPortraitsAwardsAcademician Royal Hibernian Academy Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later life 4 Paintings 5 Gallery 6 References 6 1 Citations 7 External linksEarly life editBurke was born into the Galway Burkes of Glinsk and was the sixth son of William Burke of Knocknagur Tuam County Galway He was born at Waterslade House in the town 1 One of his brothers was Theobald Hubert Burke 13th Baronet of Glinsk while another brother was Thomas Henry Burke Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office Career editHe showed an early interest in drawing displaying a love for depicting the people and land of Connemara His career in the arts was initiated at the Royal Academy in London He would exhibit at the Royal Academy and the Royal Hibernian Academy from 1863 until his death where he was also Professor of Painting From 1870 to 1872 he resided in the Netherlands where he illustrated a handful of Dutch scenes One of the earliest Irish artists to travel to Brittany Burke exhibited fifteen Breton scenes at the Royal Hibernian Academy between 1876 and 1878 He painted further in his native Ireland as well as Scotland and England The 1880s brought Burke to Walberswick in Suffolk to an artist s colony created by Philip Wilson Steer A student of Burke Walter Osborne painted with him here citation needed Later life editAugustus overcome with grief by his brother Thomas murder during the Phoenix Park Murders in 1882 left his post at the Royal Hibernian Academy where he was Professor of Painting He then moved with the remaining members of his family England and then later to Italy 2 Paintings editTwo of his most famous paintings Connemara Girl and A Connemara Landscape hang at the National Gallery of Ireland His work is relatively rare mainly because the contents of his studio were destroyed during the fire that engulfed the Abbey Street buildings of the RHA in 1916 Furthermore many of the paintings lay hidden in a cellar for over ninety years until their recent discovery citation needed Gallery edit nbsp Study of Trees Viceregal Lodge 1870 Dublin City Gallery nbsp Ponte de Vecchio Florence nbsp On the Banks of the Liffey Kildare August nbsp A misty morning Holland 1874 nbsp Crossing the bridge nbsp Head of old woman nbsp Portrait of Walter Frederick Osborne 1875 References editCitations edit RootsWeb IRL GALWAY L Part 2 THE TUAM HERALD SATURDAY APRIL 10 1909 TUAM CO GALWAY rootsweb com Maebh O Regan Richard Moynan Irish Artist and Unionist Propagandist Eire Ireland 39 1 amp 2 jhu edu External links editmpfa ie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augustus Nicholas Burke amp oldid 1217380020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
