The Riverside (Long Ago)

© estate of Jack B. Yeats. All rights reserved, DACS 2023. Image credit: National Museums NI

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Born in London, Jack Yeats was the youngest child of the painter John Yeats and brother of the poet W. B. Yeats. As a boy he spent long periods with his grandparents in Sligo and developed a deep respect for the folk traditions and sea-faring heritage of the west of Ireland. When 'The Riverside (Long Ago)' was exhibited in Dublin in 1922 the Edwardian costumes and muted colours evoked a sense of nostalgia for the recent past. The Riverside was an area of Sligo Town, on the banks of the Garavogue River, where boats could be hired to visit Lough Gill. The couple who are about to embark seem caught in a mood of private reverie, their urban clothes setting them apart from the old man who draws in the boat. Many of Yeats’s paintings are based on memories of his Sligo childhood, re-interpreted to illustrate universal themes of human experience.

Ulster Museum

Belfast

Title

The Riverside (Long Ago)

Date

1922

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 61.4 x W 91.7 cm

Accession number

BELUM.U428

Acquisition method

purchased, 1967

Work type

Painting

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