About the Artist

Patrick Collins HRHA (1910 - 1994)

Born 1910, Sligo, Ireland. Died 1994, Dublin, Ireland. Born in Dromore West, County Sligo, Patrick Collins was a largely self-taught artist who spent twenty years working in a Dublin insurance company before becoming a full time painter. One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, he is best known for his atmospheric landscapes that often include references to Celtic myth and Irish literature.