Dunlop, Ronald Ossory, 1894–1973

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Ronald Ossory Dunlop (1894–1973)

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Painter in oil of landscapes, seascapes, figure studies, portraits and still life. Born in Dublin, Dunlop studied at Manchester School of Art, then Wimbledon School of Art and in Paris. Had spent some time working in an advertising agency. He became a prolific exhibitor, venues including the RA, NEAC, Leicester and Redfern Galleries, RSA, RHA and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. His first one-man show was at the Redfern Gallery, 1928. In 1923 Dunlop founded the Emotionist Group of writers and artists, and his own work is characterised by a painterly exuberance. Dunlop’s work is in a number of public galleries, including the Tate. He wrote Understanding Pictures and his autobiography, Struggling with Paint, 1956. Lived at Barnham, Sussex.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

Biography on Wikipedia

Art History Research net (AHR net)

Ronald Ossory Dunlop [also known as R. O. Dunlop] was born in Dublin, Ireland on 28 June 1894. He subsequently moved to England. After working for a period in an advertising agency he studied at Manchester School of Art, Wimbledon School of Art and in Paris.

In 1923 he founded the Emotionist Group of artists and writers which included Victor Burr, Jean Shepeard and Clifford Rowe.

Dunlop was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London from 1931 to 1970 and the New English Art Club in London from 1930 to 1960. He also exhibited at the,
Royal Society of British Artists, and Leicester Galleries in London; the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh; Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin; and at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. He held his first solo exhibition at the Redfern Gallery in London in 1928.

He was elected a member of the New English Art Club (NEAC) in 1937; Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) in 1939; a Royal Academician (RA) in 1950; a Senior RA in 1969.

Dunlop was the author of several books on painting techniques. His address was given as 18 Ridgway, Wimbledon, Surrey [now London] in 1931 and 1937; 45a High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey in 1938 and 1939; 27 High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey in 1940 and 1945; and Old Mill Cottage, Barnham, Sussex in 1946 and 1970. He died in Chichester, Sussex on 18 May 1973.

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