Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) Flashcards
(1) Where was Jack B. Yeats born (2) and where did he spend much of his childhood?
- He was born in London.
2. He spent much of his childhood in Co. Sligo with his grandparents.
(1) Where did he go to school and (2) what did he spend time doing in his early career?
- He went to art school in London.
- He spent his early career as an illustrator of magazines, papers and books.
- Tightly composed.
- Drawn in strong lines.
- Impish sense of humour.
(1) What did he paint in the 1890’s and 1900’s?
- Watercolours of everyday characters and events in England.
E.g.; The Man from Aranmore.
- Was painted on a trip to the Aran Islands.
(1) What did he paint in the 1890’s and 1900’s?
- Watercolours of everyday characters and events in England.
E.g.; The Man from Aranmore.
- Was painted on a trip to the Aran Islands.
(1) When did he move back to Ireland (2) and what did he start painting with?
- He moved back to Ireland in the early 1900’s.
- He began painting in oils.
- His subjects remained the same.
(1) When did he move back to Ireland (2) and what did he start painting with?
- He moved back to Ireland in the early 1900’s.
- He began painting in oils.
- His subjects remained the same.
(1) What did Yeats’s win in 1923 (2) and for what painting?
- He won a silver medal in the Arts and Culture section of the Paris Olympics of 1924.
- The medal was won for his painting The Liffey Swim.
- During this period he began to use a more fluent painting style.
(1) What did Yeats’s win in 1923 (2) and for what painting?
- He won a silver medal in the Arts and Culture section of the Paris Olympics of 1924.
- The medal was won for his painting The Liffey Swim.
- During this period he began to use a more fluent painting style.
- Strong brush marks and brighter colours.
(1) What did Yeats’s begin to paint more from the 1930’s (2) and what signature style did he start to develop?
- He began to paint more from memory.
- He started to develop a signature style with bold brush marks, thick paint and strong colours.
- Created a sense of movement and change.
(1) What did Yeats’s begin to paint more from the 1930’s (2) and what signature style did he start to develop?
- He began to paint more from memory.
- He started to develop a signature style with bold brush marks, thick paint and strong colours.
- Created a sense of movement and change.
(1) How would you describe Yeats’s personality and relationship with other people?
- He was a very private person.
- Did not allow anyone to watch him paint.
- He didn’t teach anybody or give any lectures.
- He preferred having his art speak for him.
(1) How would you describe Yeats’s personality and relationship with other people?
- He was a very private person.
- Did not allow anyone to watch him paint.
- He didn’t teach anybody or give any lectures.
- He preferred having his art speak for him.
(1) Describe Yeats’s painting Grief.
- “Let there be no more war”.
- Buildings in the background, suggesting a street.
- Man on a white horse with armed soldiers (centre).
- Woman holding his blond child (right foreground).
- Old man is reaching his arms out in despair (left).
- Anti-war statement.
(1) Describe Yeats’s painting Grief.
- “Let there be no more war”.
- Buildings in the background, suggesting a street.
- Man on a white horse with armed soldiers (centre).
- Woman holding his blond child (right foreground).
- Old man is reaching his arms out in despair (left).
- Anti-war statement.
(1) Grief: Style and Technique.
- One of Yeats’s later works in the expressionist style, using colour and brushwork to express ideas and emotions.
- Uses palette knives and scrapers.
- Uses brushes to apply paint.
