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| - John Butler Yeats (Born in Lawrencetown, townland of Tullylish, County Down, 16 March 1839, died 3 February 1922) was an Irish artist and the father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. He is probably best known for his portrait of the young William Butler Yeats which is one of a number of his pictures in the Yeats museum in the National Gallery of Ireland. His portrait of John O'Leary is considered to be his masterpiece (Raymond Keaveney 2002). Educated in Trinity College Dublin and a member of the University Philosophical Society John Butler Yeats began his career as a lawyer and devilled briefly with Isaac Butt before he took up painting in 1867 and studied at Hearthleys Art School. There are few records of his sales, so there is no catalogue of his work in private collections. It is possible that some of his early work may have been destroyed by fire in WWII. It is clear that he had no trouble getting commissions as his sketches and oils are found in private homes in Ireland, England and America. His later portraits show great sensitivity to the sitter. However, he was a poor businessman and was never financially secure. He moved house frequently and moved several times between England and Ireland. At the age of 69 he moved to New York, where he was friendly with members of the Ashcan School of painters. He is buried in Chestertown Rural Cemetery in Chestertown, New York. (en)
- John Butler Yeats (Tullylish, County Down, Ierland, 16 maart 1839 – New York, 3 februari 1922) was een Iers kunstschilder. Hij was de vader van de dichter William Butler Yeats en de schilder en schrijver Jack Butler Yeats. Ook zijn dochters Susan en Elizabeth waren actief in de kunstwereld, evenals zijn kleindochter en de dochter van William Butler, Anne Yeats. Werk van John Butler Yeats is o.a .te vinden in het Yeats museum in de National Gallery of Ireland. Vooral zijn portretten van zijn zoon William en van de Ierse dichter en politiek activist John O’Leary zijn bekend. Yeats studeerde aan het Trinity College in Dublin. Hij begon een juridische loopbaan alvorens hij in 1867 begon met schilderen en studeerde aan Hearthleys Art School in Londen. Mogelijk is een deel van zijn vroege werk verloren gegaan in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Wel is duidelijk dat hij als portretschilder opdrachten genoeg kreeg, gezien het nog aanwezige werk in privébezit in Ierland, Engeland en de Verenigde Staten. Omdat er weinig gegevens zijn over de verkoop van zijn werken, is niet bekend hoeveel werken zich precies in privécollecties bevinden. Yeats was niet erg zakelijk ingesteld en verkeerde dan ook regelmatig in minder florissante financiële omstandigheden. Hij verhuisde vaak en woonde nu eens in Engeland en dan weer in Ierland. In december 1907, op 69-jarige leeftijd, verhuisde hij met zijn dochter Lily naar New York en keerde niet meer naar Ierland terug. (nl)
- John Butler Yeats nacque a Tullysh, nella contea nord-irlandese di Down, il 16 marzo 1839. Dopo i primi studi di materie classiche, nel 1862 si laureò in legge a Dublino. Nel 1863 si sposò con Susan Pollexfen, da cui ebbe quattro figli, tra cui il poeta William Butler Yeats e il pittore Jack Butler Yeats. Nel 1867 Yeats decise di interrompere la professione di avvocato per perseguire la carriera pittorica a Londra. Si concentrò quindi sul ritratto, soprattutto di leader politici irlandesi e di personaggi dell'ambiente letterario e teatrale irlandese, dipinti con grande sensibilità. Anche se non ebbe mai grosse difficoltà ad ottenere commissioni, il suo successo non fu mai tale da garantirgli una buona sicurezza economica. Dopo aver compiuto numerosi viaggi tra l'Inghilterra e l'Irlanda, nel 1907 Yeats si trasferì definitivamente a New York, dove continuò a lavorare su commissione, continuando a dipingere soprattutto ritratti. A New York partecipò alla vita artistica della citt�, facendosi conoscere per la sua ottima dialettica; scrisse anche diversi saggi su soggetti che includono l'arte, la questione irlandese e la questione femminile. In particolare, durante questo periodo divenne ottimo amico dello scrittore Van Wyck Brooks, del pittore John Sloan, e dell'avvocato e collezionista John Quinn. Yeats morì a New York il 3 febbraio 1922. (it)
- John Butler Yeats (Tullylish, 16 de Março de 1839 - 3 de Fevereirode 1922) foi um artista irlandês. Pai de William Butler Yeats e Jack Butler Yeats, é mais conhecido pelo retrato do jovem William Butler Yeats, que pode ser visto no Museu Yeats na National Gallery of Ireland. O seu retrato de John O'Leary é considerado a sua obra prima (Raymond Keaveney, 2002). Educado no Trinity College Dublin John Butler Yeats começou a sua carreira como advogado e trabalhou com Isaac Butt, antes de se decidir a dedicar à pintura em 1867, tendo para isso estudado na Hearthleys Art School. Existem poucos registos das suas vendas, de forma que não existe qualquer catálogo das suas obras em colecções privadas. É possível que alguns dos seus trabalhos iniciais tenham sido destruídos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Não se tem dúvidas que John não teve grandes problemas em arranjar clientes - muitos esboços e óleos são fáceis de encontrar em casas privadas da Irlanda, Inglaterra e Estados Unidos da América. Os seus trabalhos mais tardios são descritos pelos críticos como demonstrando uma grande sensibilidade em relação aos modelos. Contudo, não era um grande homem de negócios, de modo que a sua situação financeira nem sempre foi das melhores. Mudava frequentemente de residência, oscilando muito entre Inglaterra e Irlanda. Com 69 anos de idade, mudou-se para Nova Iorque, onde fez parte do círculo dos pintores da escola de Ashcan. (pt)
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| - John Butler Yeats (Born in Lawrencetown, townland of Tullylish, County Down, 16 March 1839, died 3 February 1922) was an Irish artist and the father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. He is probably best known for his portrait of the young William Butler Yeats which is one of a number of his pictures in the Yeats museum in the National Gallery of Ireland. His portrait of John O'Leary is considered to be his masterpiece (Raymond Keaveney 2002). Educated in Trinity College Dublin and a member of the University Philosophical Society John Butler Yeats began his career as a lawyer and devilled briefly with Isaac Butt before he took up painting in 1867 and studied at Hearthleys Art School. There are few records of his sales, so there is no catalogue of his work in private collections. It is possible that some of his early work may have been destroyed by fire in WWII. It is clear that he had no trouble getting commissions as his sketches and oils are found in private homes in Ireland, England and America. His later portraits show great sensitivity to the sitter. However, he was a poor businessman and was never financially secure. He moved house frequently and moved several times between England and Ireland. At the age of 69 he moved to New York, where he was friendly with members of the Ashcan School of painters. He is buried in Chestertown Rural Cemetery in Chestertown, New York. (en)
- John Butler Yeats (Tullylish, County Down, Ierland, 16 maart 1839 – New York, 3 februari 1922) was een Iers kunstschilder. (nl)
- John Butler Yeats nacque a Tullysh, nella contea nord-irlandese di Down, il 16 marzo 1839. (it)
- John Butler Yeats (Tullylish, 16 de Março de 1839 - 3 de Fevereirode 1922) foi um artista irlandês. (pt)
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