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Children Playing (Gerty's Care)
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The subject for this painting is derived from the character, Gerty McDowell, from James Joyce’s (1882-1941) Ulysses. The children in the painting suggest those whom Gerty and her friend, Cissy, were looking after on Sandymount Beach in Dublin on 16th June 1904 - Bloomsday.
My interpretation is loosely based on the children playing on the beach in tranquil, idyllic, peaceful and uncluttered surroundings in the safety of the very tidal Sandymount Beach.
Measures 11.5 x 9 inches.
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