Fine Arts

Pair of wonderful ‘cartoons’ by Harry Clarke full of history and provenance

The renowned stained glass artist made full-scale plans of his work and two of these commissioned for a church in Wexford feature at Adam’s Important Irish Art sale

Harry Clarke’s monumental cartoons titled for the O’Keefe memorial windows in Bride Street Church, Wexford

On Wednesday, March 1, Adam’s Important Irish Art sale includes monumental cartoons titled for the O’Keefe Memorial Windows in Bride Street Church, Wexford by the acclaimed stained glass artist and illustrator Harry Clarke.

Born in 1889 to Joshua Clarke and Brigid MacGonigal (aunt of landscape and portrait painter, Maurice MacGonigal), Harry was destined to join his father’s studio Joshua Clarke & Sons, renowned for church decoration and stained glass, via studies at the Metropolitan School ...