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John Butler Yeats [ jeɪts] (* 16. März 1839 in Lawrencetown, County Down; † 3. Februar 1922 in New York City) war ein irischer Jurist und Maler.
John Butler Yeats (16 March 1839 – 3 February 1922) was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lolly" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. The National Gallery of Ireland holds a number of his portraits in oil and works on paper, including one of his portraits of his son William, painted in 1900. [1]
John Butler Yeats (1839–1922) was a portrait painter who failed as a businessman but enjoyed artistic success in Ireland and America. He was the father of the poet W. B. Yeats and the grandfather of the artist Jack B. Yeats.
Jack Butler Yeats (born August 23, 1871, London, England—died March 28, 1957, Dublin, Ireland) was the most important Irish painter of the 20th century. His scenes of daily life and Celtic mythology contributed to the surge of nationalism in the Irish arts after the Irish War of Independence (1919–21).
14. Sept. 2017 · Learn about the life and work of John Butler Yeats, the father of W. B. Yeats and a prominent Irish portraitist. Explore his sketches, paintings and influences from Pre-Raphaelitism to French Impressionism.
- Charlie Minter
Best known for his portrait of the young WB Yeats - one of several of his paintings in the Yeats museum in the National Gallery of Ireland - his masterpiece is generally considered to be his portrait of John O'Leary (1904).
John Butler Yeats. John Butler Yeats was born in County Down and studied law at Trinity College, Dublin. He qualified as a barrister and with his considerable connections was assured a good practice at the bar. In 1862 he went to County Sligo to visit his old school friend George Pollexfen.
