Fine Arts

Director’s Pick – Jill Cousins, The Hunt Museum on Night’s Candles Are Burnt Out

Outgoing director of The Hunt Museum in Limerick on how Sean Keating’s painting captures the feeling of a bright future for the Irish Free State

Domhnall Ó Gairbhí, Acquired Mid-Century Modern Design, Stradbally

The title of a recent exhibition at The Hunt Museum Night’s Candles Are Burnt Out: (Climate, Culture, Change & Community) was borrowed from one of the centrepieces of the show, Sean Keating’s canvas Night’s Candles Are Burnt Out, which is currently on loan to the museum from Gallery Oldham, Greater Manchester.

Here, Jill Cousins, outgoing director of The Hunt Museum, explains the inspiration behind the decision.

“I have so many favourites like the Picasso Tête du ...