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Tom Higgins

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Tom Higgins

I retired as Principal of Breaffy National School, Castlebar, Co. Mayo in 1998. This project arises from my experience of teaching art and art appreciation in the Primary School, now known as looking and responding to art.

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Bibliography

The Joyous Vision: A Source Book for Elementary Art Appreciation, Al Hurwitz / Stanley S. Madeja, (Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey).

Creative and Mental Growth, Viktor Lowenfeld and W. Lambert Brittain, (Collier Macmillan Publishers, London).

What is Art? – An Introduction to Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, John Canaday, (Hutchinson).

Modern Art in Ireland, Dorothy Walker, (The Lilliput Press).

Irish Art 1830-1900, Brian Fallon, (The Appletree press).

Irish Painting, Brian P. Kennedy, (Town House, Dublin. 1997).

The Golden Age of Irish Art, The Medieval Achievement 600-1200 AD. Treasures of Ireland, Irish Art, 3000 BC. – 1500 AD.

The Book of Kells – Art . Origins . History,Iain Zaczek, (Parkgate Books).

Images and Insights, (The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art).

The Allied Irish Bank Collection – Twentieth Century Irish Art.

Irish Art, The European Dimension, (The RHA Gallagher Gallery & The Arts Council of Ireland 1990).

Jack B. Yeats, Hilary Pyle, (National Gallery of Ireland).

Yeats – Portrait of an Artistic Family, Hilary Pyle, (National Gallery of Ireland).

Jack B. Yeats, Brian P. Kennedy, (National Gallery of Ireland).

Jack B. Yeats in The National Gallery of Ireland, Hilary Pyle 1986.

Images in Yeats, Jack B. Yeats, (National Gallery of Ireland, 1990).

Jack B. Yeats – A Centenary Exhibition, 1971, (National Gallery of Ireland).

Great Irish Artists, S.B. Kennedy, (Gill and Macmillan).

James Arthur O’Connor, John Hutchinson, (National Gallery of Ireland).

Patrick Collins, Frances Ruane, (Arts Council Retrospective Exhibition).

Nancy Wynne-Jones at Eighty, Brian Fallon, (Gandon Editions, 2002).

Brian Maguire, Inside / Out, (The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Art, Dublin, 2000).

Eithne Jordan, Works 16, (Gandon Editions Ltd. 1994).

Brian Bourke, 1963-1968, (Galway Arts Festival Ltd, 1988, assisted by Taylor Galleries).

Martin Gale Paintings, (Nissan Art Project, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin).

Exploring Art at the National Gallery, A Handbook for Parents, Teachers and Young People, Marie Bourke, (National Gallery of Ireland).

Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland.

The Hidden Rembrandt, J. Bolten & H. Bolten-Rempt, (Phaidon , Oxford).

El Greco, Xavier Bray, (National Gallery, London).

Impressionists, Douglas Mannering, (Parragon).

Monet, Renoir and the Impressionist Landscape,(National Gallery and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).

Monet, Renoir and the Impressionist Landscape, Exhibition Guide, National Gallery of Ireland).

Monet, John House, (Phaidon, Oxford).

Jean-Francois Millet – Dawn into Light, (Yale University Press).

Van GoughNathaniel Harris, (Parragon).

Van Gough, Masterworks Series, Nathaniel Harris, (Parragon).

Expressionism, Dietman Elger, (Benedikt Taschen 1991).

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 – Genius of the Century, Ingo F. Walther, (Benedikt Taschen).

Cezanne, Visions of a Great Painter, Henri Lallemand, (Todtri).

Munch, John Boulton Smith, (Phaidon).

Munch, David Loshak, (Magna Books).

Vincent Van Gough, Richard Shone, (Thames and Hudson Ltd, London).

Caspar David Friedrich, Werner Hoffman, (Thames and Hudson).

Caspar David Friedrich, The Spirit of Romantic Painting, Charles Sala, (Terrail).

Caspar David Friedrich, Helmut Borsch-Supan, (Prestel).

Edward Hopper, 1882-1967 – Transformation of the Real, Rolf Gunter Renner, (Benedikt Taschen).

Contemporary Art, KlausHonnef, (Benedikt Taschen).

Brian Bourke: Paintings and Sculpture 1963-1978. (Exhibition Catalogue. Galway Arts Festival Ltd).

Painting Techniques of the Masters, (Pitman Publishing, London).

Cezanne - Visions of a Great Painter, Henri Callemand, (Todri Publications Ltd. New York).

Patrick Collins, Frances Ruane, (Exhibition catalogue: The Allied Irish Bank Collection of Twentieth Century Irish Art 1982).

Impressionists, Douglas Mannering, (Parragon 1997).

Techniques of the Impressionists, Anthea Callen, (QED Publishing Ltd.)

El Greco, Xavier Bray, (Exhibition Catalogue, National Gallery, London).

Patrick Graham, Works 5, (Gandon Editions 1982).

Irish Art 1830 1990, Brian Fallon, (The Appletree Press Ltd).

James Arthur O’Connor, John Hutchinson (National Gallery of Ireland 1985).

Hopper, Rolf Gunter Renner, (Benedikt Taschen).

Brian Maguire – Inside/Out, (Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art 2000).

Seán McSweeney – The Family Collection, (Gandon Editions, 1986 Exhibition Catalogue).

Impressionism. Vol. 1, Impressionism in France, Peter H. Feist, (Benedikt Taschen).

Impressionism, Phoebe Pool, The World of Art Library, (Thames and Hudson, London 1976).

Impressionists – Masterworks Series, Douglas Mannering, (Parragon).

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973, Genius of the Century,(Benedikt Taschen).

Vlaminck, Alfred Werner. The Library of Great Painters, (Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York).

Vlaminck – Post-Impressionism, Michel-Claude Jalard 1968, Edito-Service SA, Geneva.

Landscape Painting, Bo Jeffares, (Phaidon Press Ltd).

There follows a list of books with reproductions of paintings which are discussed in Looking and Responding to Art in the Primary School.

Monet, Renoir and the Impressionist Landscape, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2000 and The National Gallery of Ireland.

  • Fashionable Figures on the Beach 1865, Eugene Boudin.
  • Figures on the Beach 1893, Eugene Boudin.
  • Morning near Beauvai, 1855-65, Camille Carot.
  • Road through the Forest 1865-70, Charles-Francois Daubigny.
  • Snow at Argenteuil 1874, Claude Monet.
  • Grainstack (Sunset 1891, Claude Monet.
  • Village Street at Vetheuil in Winter 1879, Claude Monet.
  • Houses at Auvers 1890, Vincent van Gough.

Carot, The Masters Series, No. 59, Purnell & Sons Ltd., 1966.

  • The Gust of Wind, 1867, Camille Carot.

Painting Techniques of the Masters, Watson Guptill Publications, N.Y., Pitman Publishing Ltd, 1973, 39 parker Street, Kingsway, London, WC2B 5PB, United Kingdom.

  • The Holy Family on the Steps, Nicolas Poussin.

Cezanne, Visions of a Great Painter, Henri Callemand, Robert M. Todd, Todri Publications Ltd., P.O. Box 572, New York 10116- 0572, USA.

  • Mont Sainte Victoire, c.1904, Paul Cezanne.

Impressionism in France, Vol. 1, 1993, P.H. Feist, Benedikt Taschen, Verlag GmbH, Hohenzollernring, 53, D-50672 Koln. Copyright for reproductions: VG Bild Kunst, Bonn, Germany.

  • The Boulevard des Capucines 1873, Claude Monet.
  • Haystack in the Snow, Overcast Weather 1890, Claude Monet.
  • Summer Day 1879, Berthe Morissot.
  • The Red Roofs 1877, Camille Pissarro.
  • The Swing 1876, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
  • Country Footpath in the Summer 1875, Renoir.
  • The Seine at Asniers 1879, Renoir.

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 – Genius of the Century. Publisher: Benedikt Taschen 1986 (address as above).

  • Guernica 1937, Pablo Picasso.
  • The Tragedy 1903, Pablo Picasso.

Images and Insights 1993, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin.

  • At the Seaside 1867, Eugene Boudin.
  • Ireland 111, 1982, Patrick Graham.
  • The Foundation Stones (Mental Home) 1990, Brian Maguire.
  • Waterloo Bridge 1900, Claude Monet.
  • There is no Night 1949, Jack B. Yeats.

Impressionists (Masterworks), Douglas Mannering 1997, Parragon, 13 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS81PB, United Kingdom.

  • Burial at Ornans 1850, Gustav Courbet.
  • The Romans of the Decadence 1847, Thomas Couture.
  • Regatta at Argenteuil 1872, Claude Monet.
  • Poppy Field at Argenteuil 1873, Claude Monet.
  • Misty Morning 1874, Alfred Sisley.
  • Impression Sunrise 1873, Claude Monet.
  • Chestnut Trees at Louvenciennes 1872, Camille Pissarro.
  • Recollections of Mortefontaine 1864, Camille Carot.
  • The Luncheon of the Boating Party 1881, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • On the Terrace 1881, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
  • Le Moulin de la Galette 1876, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
  • A Sunday Afternoon at the Ile de la Grande Jatte 1884-86, Georges Seurat.

Van Gough (Masterworks) 1997, Nathaniel Harris, Parragon (address as above).

  • Wheatfield with Crows 1890, Vincent van Gough.
  • Church at Auvers 1890, Vincent van Gough.
  • Thatched Cottages at Cordeville 1890, Vincent van Gough.
  • Portrait of Dr. Gachet 1890, Vincent van Gough.
  • Road with Cypress and Star 1890, Vincent van Gough.
  • Self-Portrait 1889, Vincent van Gough.
  • The Night Café 1888, Vincent van Gough.
  • The Yellow House 1888, Vincent van Gough.
  • The Potato Eaters 1885, Vincent van Gough.
  • Rain at Auvers 1890, Vincent van Gough.

Vincent Van Gough, Richard Shone, Thames and Hudson Ltd., London. Copyright: Blacker Calmann Cooper Ltd. 1997

  • Landscape with Olive Trees 1889, Vincent van Gough.

The Masters of Colour Part 1, Van Gough, Eaglemoss Publications, 7 Cromwell Road, London SW7 2HR.

  • Harvest 1888, Vincent van Gough.

Monet, John House, Phaidon Press Ltd., 1984. Littlegate House, St. Ebbe’s Street, Oxford, OX1 1SQ, England.

  • The Pointe de la Heve at Low Tide 1865, Claude Monet.
  • The Red Boats, Argenteuil 1875, Claude Monet.
  • Riverside Walk at Argenteuil 1872, Claude Monet
  • Lady with a Parasol, 1875, Claude Monet.

Brian Bourke: Paintings and Sculpture 1963-1988, Galway Arts Festival Ltd. (Exhibition Catalogue).

  • Knockalough, Winter, Brian Bourke.

Patrick Collins, Frances Ruane. The Allied Irish Bank Collection of Twentieth Century Irish Art 1982 (Exhibition Catalogue).

  • A Place with Stones 1979, Patrick Collins.

Techniques of the Impressionists, Anthea Callen, Orbis Publishing 1982, QED Publishing Ltd., 32 Kingly Court, London W1, United Kingdom.

  • Portrait of Matisse, Andre Derain.
  • Above Saint-Tropez, The Custom House Pathway 1905, Paul Signac.

El Greco, Xavier Bray, (Exhibition Catalogue), National Gallery, London. Distributed by Yale University Press.

  • The Agony in the Garden, El Greco.
  • View of Toledo, El Greco.

The Great Artists No. 40, Marshall Cavendish 1985, 58 Compton Street, London W1V 5PA, United Kingdom.

  • Resurrection, Piero della Francesca.

Caspar David Friedrich, Werner Hoffman, Thames and Hudson 2000, 181A High Holborn, London WC1V 7QX, United Kingdom.

  • The following works by Caspar David Friedrich:
  • Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon,
  • Two Men Contemplating the Moon,
  • Morning 1820,
  • Woman of the Setting Sun,
  • Winter Landscape,
  • Village Landscape in the Morning Light,
  • The Chalk Cliffs of Rugen,
  • Wanderer Looking over a Sea of Mists,

Caspar David Friedrich, Helmut Borsh-Supan, (Prestel), Thames and Hudson Ltd., 30-34 Bloomsbury Street, WciB 5QP, London. Tel. (71) 6365488.

  • Abbey in the Oakwoods, Caspar David Friedrich.
  • Moonrise over the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich.
  • Monk by the Sea 1809, Caspar David Friedrich.

Martin Gale – Nissan Art project in Collaboration with the RHA, published on the occasion of Martin Gale, a retrospective exhibition held at the RHA Gallagher Gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2.

  • Once a Sailor 1999.
  • The Weather in Mayo 2000.
  • A Search 1999.
  • The Outsider 1981, (owned by Merrion Hotel, Dublin).

Irish Art – The European Dimension (Exhibition Catalogue, 1990), RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, organised by the Arts Council.

  • Head XV (Homage to PK) 1987, (collection of Michael and Brid O’Saidhil).

Irish Painting, Brian P. Kennedy 1997, Town House, Country House, Trinity House, Chesterton Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6.

  • Thunderstorm, The Frightened Wagoner 1832, James Arthur O’Connor.

1996 Calender, National Gallery of Ireland.

  • The Poachers 1835, James Arthur O’Connor.
  • Landscape with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt 1647, Rembrandt van Rijn.

Irish Art 1830-1990, Brian Fallon 1994, The Appletree Press Ltd., 19-21 Alfred Street, Belfast BT2 8DL.

  • Bogland 1982, Sean McSweeney.

Jean-Francois Millet – Dawn into Light, Copyright: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA & Yale University Press, New Haven & London.

  • Rest from Labour 1870, Jean-Francois Millet.
  • Man with a Hoe 1863, Jean-Francois Millet.

Exploring Art at the National Gallery – A Handbook for Parents, Teachers and Young People, Marie Bourke, National Gallery of Ireland.

  • The Holy Family with Saint John in a Landscape, Francesco Granacci.
  • For the Road 1951, Jack B. Yeats.
  • Grief 1951, Jack B. Yeats.
  • Lamentation over the Body of Christ 1657/60, Nicolas Poussin.

Expressionism, Dietmar Elger 1991, Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmBH, Hohenzollernring 53, D – 5000 Koln 1.

  • Flemish Plain 1916, Erich Heckel.
  • Windmill 1909, Erich Heckel.
  • Woman’s head with Sunflowers 1906, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.
  • Three Nudes in a Landscape 1911, Max Pechstein.
  • Landscape with White Wall 1910, Gabriele Munter.
  • Double Portrait of S. and L. 1925, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.

Munch, David Loshak, Magna Books, Magna Road, Wigston, Leicester LE8 2ZH. Copyright: Bison Books Ltd., Kimbolton House, 117 A Fulham Road, London SW3 6RL.

  • The Sick Child 1885-86, Edvard Munch.
  • Spring Day on Karl Johan Street 1891, Edvard Munch.
  • Evening on Karl Johan Street 1892, Edvard Munch.
  • The Storm 1893, Edvard Munch.
  • The Scream 1893, Edvard Munch.
  • Melancholy 1894-95, Edvard Munch.
  • Red Virginia Creeper 1898-1900, Edvard Munch

Turner (The Masters Series) No. 12, Knowledge Publications 1963, 37 Hertford Street, London W1. Personal Enquiries to: 3 Shepherd Market, London W1.

  • Petworth Park, William Turner.
  • The Shipwreck 1805, William Turner.

Painting Techniques of the Masters, Hereward Lester Cooke, Watson Guptil Publications, New York. Published 1973 by Pitman Publishing Ltd., 39 Parker Street, Kingsway, London WC2B 5PB, United Kingdom.

  • Holy Family on the Steps, Nicolas Poussin.

Vlaminck, Alfred Werner, The Library of Great Painters. Published by Harry N. Abrams, 110 East 59th Street, New York 10022.

  • Man with the Pipe 1900, Maurice Vlaminck.

Post-Impressionism, Michel-Claude Jalard. English edition, Copyright: 1968, Edito Service SA, Geneva, Switzerland.

  • On the Counter 1900, Maurice Vlaminck.

Landscape Painting, Bo Jeffares, Phaidon Press Ltd., Littlegate House, St. Ebbe’s Street, Oxford, 1979.

  • Winter Landscape, Maurice Vlaminck.

Nancy Wynne-Jones at Eighty, Brian Fallon, Gandon Editions, Oysterhaven, Kinsale, Co. Cork. Tel. +353 (0) 21- 4770830. e-mail: gandon@eircom.net

  • Good Morning Nephin 2001, Nancy Wynne-Jones.
  • Nephin at Sunrise 2001, Nancy Wynne-Jones.

Yeats – Portrait of an Artistic Family, Hilary Pyle, National Gallery of Ireland in association with Merrell Holberton, Publishers, London 1997, Willcox House, 42 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN. Copyright: Hilary Pyle, National Gallery. Illustrations Copyright: Anne and Michael Yeats at the National Gallery.

  • Liffey Swim 1923, Jack B. Yeats.
  • Before the Start 1915, Jack B.Yeats.
  • Many Ferries 1948, Jack B.Yeats.
  • The Singing Horseman 1949, Jack B.Yeats.
  • Men of Destiny 1946, Jack B.Yeats.

Images in Yeats, The National Gallery of Ireland 1990 – An Exhibition of the works of Jack B. Yeats. Copyright of the illustrations: The National Gallery of Ireland and the Jefferson Smurfit Group plc, Beech Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4.

  • My Beautiful, My Beautiful 1953, Jack B. Yeats.
  • The Violence of the Dawn 1951, Jack B. Yeats.
  • Excitement on a Road 1946, Jack B. Yeats.

Jack B. Yeats 1871-1957 – A Centenary Exhibition 1971, The National Gallery of Ireland.

  • The Plank Road 1955-56, Jack B.Yeats.
  • Freedom 1947, Jack B. Yeats.

Great Irish Artists, S.B. Kennedy, Gill and Macmillan Ltd., Golden Bridge, Dublin 8. Copyright: 1997 CLB International, Godalming, Surrey.

  • On through the Silent Lands 1951, Jack B. Yeats.