Yeats Exhibition At Ireland Gallery

'Masquerade and Spectacle' commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) one of Ireland's most loved painters. The exhibition shows how certain motifs such as the clown and the circus horse recurred in Yeats's work over many decades in paintings like Crystal Palace (1903); Double Jockey Act (1916) and They Come, They Come (1936). From his earliest years Yeats had a fascination with such theatrical spectacles as is evident from his sketchbooks, examples of which are also on view.

Raymond Keaveney, Director of the National Gallery, says that this exhibition builds on the wonderful body of material in the collection, augmented significantly through the gift of Yeats material presented in 1996 by the late Anne Yeats and the Yeats family.

In the accompanying catalogue to the show, Yeats Curator, Dr. Róisín Kennedy (NGI Fellowship Scholar), says that Yeats was attracted to the "spontaneous and unpredictable nature of live theatre and spectacle and the dynamic that it created between the performers and their audience."

"We are extremely proud of our association with the arts through our partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland", says Robert Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Pioneer Investment Management Limited.

The exhibition continues until 11 November 2007. Admission is free. -- www.nationalgallery.ie