Lot 99B: Jerome Conor 1874-1943 FEMALE PORTRAIT Bronze, 10"

Jerome Conor 1874-1943 FEMALE PORTRAIT Bronze, 10" high, (25.5cm), signed and dated 1926.
Born in Annascaul, Co. Kerry and at the age of nine his family emigrated to America. He had a hard upbringing and turned his hand to many trades before settling down as a stone mason and sculptor. His reputation grew and he was given numerous important public commissions in various American States. He returned to Ireland in 1925 to undertake the Lusitania project, a long and costly affair. He exhibited numerous works in Ireland and carried out public commissions. He was one of Ireland's finest sculptors though he ended his life in impoverished circumstances. See Theo Snoddy "Dictionary of Irish Artist's, 20th Century" p.74&78