Joyce, the Pluralist
two paintings in a series celebrating James Joyce
by Roger Cummiskey
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| Joyce --
the Pluralist - ("Lend Us 5 Shillings?") by Roger Cummiskey copyright 1999 Roger Cummiskey, All Rights Reserved This is a watercolour painting, in the style popularised by Andy Warhol, taken from a photograph of Joyce, aged 22, in 1904, in C P Curran's garden. Asked what he was thinking when C P Curran photographed him, Joyce replied, "I was wondering would he would lend me five shillings". This original painting is based on that photograph. 22 x 30 inches |
| Joyce --
the Pluralist - (Paris) by Roger Cummiskey copyright 1999 Roger Cummiskey, All Rights Reserved This is a watercolour painting, in the style popularised by Andy Warhol, taken from a photograph of James Joyce (1882-1941) in Paris in 1920 at the door of the famous bookshop, Shakespeare and Co. owned by Joyce's friend, the American, Sylvia Beach. She was a patron and first publisher of Ulysses. At this time, while constantly short of funds, he had started to dress in a dandified fashion. This original painting is based on that photograph. 22 x 30 inches |
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