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Caroline Scally
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Portrait by Sleator
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Caroline Mary Stein
29 October 1886 Dún Laoghaire
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| Died | 26 September 1973 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Irish |
Caroline Scally (born October 29, 1886 – died September 26, 1973) was a talented Irish artist. She was known for painting beautiful landscapes.
Early Life and Art School
Caroline Scally was born Caroline Stein on October 29, 1886. Her birthplace was Dún Laoghaire, in County Dublin, Ireland. Her parents were Robert Francis and Mary Josephine Stein. In 1889, her family moved to Blackrock. Caroline went to school at Sion Hill.
Her father, Robert Stein, was an engineer. He studied in Germany at the English Institute of Nymphenburg. Caroline also spent time studying in Germany. She attended the same institute near Munich.
After returning to Ireland, Caroline joined art schools. She studied at the Royal Hibernian Academy Schools. She also attended the Metropolitan School of Art. This was in the early 1900s. There, she met other artists like James Sinton Sleator and Sean Keating. James Sleator later painted a famous portrait of Caroline. This painting is now in the National Gallery of Ireland.
At the Metropolitan School of Art, Caroline learned a very traditional way of art. She was taught by famous artists like William Orpen. In 1911, Caroline won the Taylor art scholarships and prize competitions. She used her prize money to travel around Europe.
She came back to Ireland in 1913. The next year, she married Gerald Scally, a businessman from Dublin. They had five children together. For a time, her family life meant she showed her art less often. After living in Northern Ireland for many years, she moved back to Dublin. She lived at 81 Leeson Street Upper.
Her Art Career
Caroline Scally had her first solo art show in 1930. It was held at the Dublin Painters' Gallery. She was one of the first artists to show her work at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1943. She also showed her paintings with the Royal Hibernian Academy. And she exhibited with the Watercolour Society of Ireland.
In 1958, she became a committee member of the Watercolour Society of Ireland. Later, in 1962, she became the President of the Society of Dublin Painters.
The Evening Herald newspaper said she was one of the best painters of her time. They described her style as "mannered" with "pleasing dryish colour sense and a sense of humour." In 1952, the Evening Herald also called Scally a painter of "power originality." They noted she was "spurning of nature," meaning she painted nature in her own unique way. Caroline moved a lot when she was younger. This movement is seen in the names of her paintings, like 'Achill Graveyard'.
What is Her Legacy?
Some of Caroline Scally's paintings are still displayed today. For example, "The Canal Lock House" is in the National Gallery of Ireland. Over the years, some of her other artworks have gone missing. In 1995, her son, Sean Scally, tried to find her lost paintings. He wanted to keep her artistic legacy alive and protect her work.
Where Her Art Was Shown
- 'A Celebration of Irish Art and Modernism' (2011)
- 'Ireland: Her People and Landscape' (2012)
- 'Irish Women Artists: 1870-1970' exhibition (2014)
