Rachel Strong
Rachel Strong, was one of the top Irish female artist's of her time. Strong, having been an addict to heroin, take's her audience to dark places, portraying an unforgiving view of society and herself; Self portraits dominated her work partnered with imagery of addiction, corruption and the trials of life on the streets. Strong was muse to
partner of 10 years, Graham Knuttel, appearing in the vast majority of
Knuttel's work. Rachel Strong's paintings, somewhat derivative of Knuttel, often surpassed his art, in the
same way Frida Kahlo's individualism surpassed partner Diego Rivera. Excerpt from the Sunday Independent: "My Brush with Mr. Knuttel" by Barry Egan November 2nd 2008 Rachel passed away in 2004. Knuttel still has the odd nightmare about her.
"She was the dark archetype of a woman," he says, "a tragic figure." For years, she was the woman in all Knuttel's paintings. I ask him did
Rachel introduce the dark otherness into his work (paranoid faces,
seemingly ill- at-ease, or lost, in their universe). His time with
Rachel was, he says, "an education, a baptism of fire. It took me places
that I wouldn't have normally known about and it took my work places. I
saw an underbelly of society, if you like, which I started to paint a
lot". 13 products in this category, displaying products 1 to 13.
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Rachel Strong
A Strong WeddingOil on canvas51cm x 41cm (20" x 16") |
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€2,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
MermaidOil on canvas122cm x 91cm (48" x 36") |
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€50,000.00 |
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Rachel Strong
Home Oil on canvas61cm x 61cm (24" x 24") |
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€2,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
Self PortraitOil on canvas61cm x 91cm (24" x 36") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
Self Portrait, AddictionOil on Paper, framed70cm x 58cm (27.5" x 23") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
Portrait of a ManOil On Canvas, framed36cm x 46cm (14" x 18") |
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€2,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
PensiveOil On Canvas, framed76cm x 60cm (30" x 24") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
The Gold FáinneOil on canvas76cm x 60cm (30" x 24") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
VanityOil on canvas76cm x 60cm (30" x 24") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
Self PortraitOil on canvas76cm x 60cm (30" x 24") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
The MirrorOil on canvas76cm x 60cm (30" x 24") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
Graham KnuttelWatercolour on Paper, Framed55cm x 37cm (21" x 14.5") |
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€5,500.00 |
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Rachel Strong
Self Portait with GrahamOil on Paper, framed71cm x 50cm (28" x 20") |
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€2,500.00 |
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