Melanie McDonagh Melanie McDonagh

Why did this brilliant Irish artist fall off the radar? 

The National Gallery of Ireland's new John Lavery show should lead to a reassessment of this brilliant, versatile painter

‘Wounded, London Hospital’, 1915, by John Lavery. Dundee Art Galleries and Museums / Bridgeman Images
  • Comments

  • Lavery. On Location

    National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, until 14 January 2024, and then touring to Belfast and Edinburgh

Already a subscriber? Log in

This article is for subscribers only

Subscribe today to get 3 months' delivery of the magazine, as well as online and app access, for only £3.

There’s no commitment, you can cancel any time.

  • Weekly delivery of the magazine
  • Unlimited access to our website and app
  • Enjoy Spectator newsletters and podcasts
  • Explore our online archive, going back to 1828

Read next

Trending

Graeme Thomson

Taylor Swift’s new album is exhausting

From the magazine
How to explain the supercharged star power of Taylor Swift? An undeniably gifted artist, Swift’s albums 1989, Folklore and Evermore, in particular, are excellent. She has written a battery of terrific pop songs. She is a generous and skilled performer. To suggest she is overrated is not an insult, therefore, but simply a comment on

Because you read about impressionism

Also by Melanie McDonagh

Latest

Comments

A blooming good offer

Join the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting the next 3 months for £3.

Already a subscriber? Log in