| Alex McKenna  Atlantic Coast, Achill Island - Oil Alex
McKenna was born in North County Dublin but has taken the rural life of the
West of Ireland as his main theme. McKenna's paintings are always based on his
own experiences and his work reflect man's relationship with nature, whether it
is in harmony or in conflict.
McKenna has a deep love of land, sea and
wilderness, and in particular, the labour of men on land and at sea. This
personal affiliation may be due to his family background and heredity. McKenna's
grandfather and great-grandfather were both boatsmen; McKenna himself worked on
boats and also worked farming the land - digging potatoes, making hay and
cutting turf. It is boat and land labourers like himself that are featured in
many of his landscapes.
McKenna's
works can be described as Impressionistic and indeed the artist himself names
the French Impressionists as his main influence and above all Camille Pissarro.
He is also inspired by the Irish artist Paul Henry and his views of the West of
Ireland, which McKenna vividly recalls seeing in the G.N.R posters which
adorned Irish railway stations during the 1950's. The gentle brush strokes and
lively composition demonstrated by Irish artist
Maurice MacGonigal has also been assimilated into McKenna's works.
These
influences combined with McKenna's love for the rural West and his experience
as a labourer on both land and sea help to create captivating landscapes bathed
in light; a light which diffuses the canvas through his use of impressionistic
brush strokes and golden tones, which contrast dramatically with the reds and
blues that also dominate his palette. In his works, the figures are often as
important as the landscape and he gives each figure an individual personality
through a certain stance or gesture.
83 products in this category, displaying products 1 to 83.
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Alex McKenna Bringing the Sheep Home,AchillOil in Canvas, Framed40cm x 50cm ( 16'' x 20') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Having a Chat, SlievemoreOil in Canvas, Framed25cm x 30cm (10" x 12") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Bright SunshineOil in Canvas, Framed51cm x 41cm ( 20'' x 16") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Under Slievemore , AchillOil in Canvas, Framed41cm x 51cm (16" x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Clochan, AchillOil in Canvas41cm x 51cm (16" x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Horses, Dookinella AchillOil in Canvas, Framed41cm x 51cm (16" x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna The Old Colony, AchillOil in Canvas, Framed41cm x 51cm (16" x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Dooagh, AchillOil in Canvas, Framed41cm x 51cm (16" x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Dookinella, AchillOil On Canvas, framed51cm x 70cm (20" x 27.5") |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Working The Hay, DookinellaOil on Board, Framed30cm x 41cm (12'' x 16'' ) |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Morning at the Harbour, AchillOil On Canvas, framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Achill, DooegaOil On Canvas, framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Dookinella, AchillOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna The Road into Dugort,AchillOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Hanging out the WashingOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Grainne's Tower, AchillOil on Board, Framed36cm x 41cm (14" x 16") |
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€650.00 |
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Alex McKenna Dooega, AchillOil on Board, Framed51cm x 58cm (20" x 23") |
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€1,250.00 |
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Alex McKenna TurfstacksOil on Board, Framed50cm x 70cm (20" x 28") |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna On the Atlantic wayOil on Board, Framed28cm x 52cm (11" x 21") |
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€1,250.00 |
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Alex McKenna Atlantic Drive, AchillOil on Board, Framed50cm x 70cm (20" x 28") |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Dugort VillageOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm (16" x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Turfstack near KeelOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm (16" x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna On the way to Keel, AchillOil on canvas46cm x 51cm (18" x 20") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna On the way to Dooega PierOil on Board, Framed61cm x 71cm (24" x 28") |
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€2,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Strolling in AchillOil On Canvas, framed50cm x 70cm ( 19.5'' x 27'') |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Balbriggan HarbourOil on Board, Framed51cm x 64cm (20" x 25") |
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€990.00 |
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Alex McKenna Achill in the Summer RainOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna GenerationsOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Slievemore, AchillOil on canvas41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Across Dooega BeachOil on board framed51cm x 61cm ( 20" x 24") |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Bright Autumn Light on KeelOil on board framed51cm x 61cm ( 20" x 24") |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Looking across SlievemoreOil on Canvas framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Turfstack after Rain, AchillOil on board framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Working on Alices House,AchillOil on board framed51cm x 74cm (20" X 30") |
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€2,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Behind a Clochan, AchillOil on Board, Framed26cm x 30cm (10" x 12") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna On the Road to Dugort AchillOil on Board, Framed33cm x 52cm (13" x 20.5") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna O'Mally working on the CurrachOil on Board, Framed58cm x 82cm (23" x 32") |
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€3,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna On the Ridge, Dooagh, AchillOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20'') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Across the Bay, Dooega, AchillOil on Board, Framed25cm x 30cm (10" x 12") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Morning light, Dooagh, AchillOil on Board, Framed25cm x 30cm (10" x 12") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Balbriggan HarbourOil on Board, Framed30cm x 43cm (12" X 17") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Having A Chat, Dooega, AchillOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20'') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna The Old Village of DugortOil on Board, Framed43cm x 55cm (17.5" x 20.5") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Cottages, Achill, summer lightOil on Board, Framed43cm x 55cm (17.5" x 20.5") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Across the Strand to DugortOil on Board, Framed45cm x 52cm (17.5" x 20.5") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Farmhouse, Dooega, AchillOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20'') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Alice's House, Keel, AchillOil on Board, Framed46cm x 57cm (18" x 22.5") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Dooagh, Achill, Winter LightOil on Board, Framed43cm x 70cm (17" x 27.5") |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Baile na hAbhainn,Dark EveningOil on Board, Framed76cm x 102cm (30" x 40") |
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€4,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Watching the Lifeboat, AchillOil on Board, Framed47cm x 57cm (18.5'' x 22.5'') |
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€1,250.00 |
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Alex McKenna Cattle Crossing, AchillOil on Board, Framed47cm x 57cm (18.5'' x 22.5'') |
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€1,250.00 |
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Alex McKenna Autumn Sunshine, Dugort AchillAcrylic on board, framed46cm x 59cm (18" x 23") |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Turf StackingOil on Board, Framed76cm x 102cm (30'' x 40'') |
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€4,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna After the Horse Fair, AchillOil On Canvas, framed76cm x 102cm (30" x 40") |
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€4,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Towards Achill BayOil on Board, Framed76cm x 80cm (30" x 31.5") |
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€2,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Achill IslandOil on canvas60cm x 80cm (23.5" x 31.5") |
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€2,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Watching All, Achill IslandOil on Board, Framed51cm x 61cm (20'' x 24'') |
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€1,750.00 |
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Alex McKenna Atlantic Coast, Achill IslandOil on Board, Framed46cm x 51cm (18" x 24") |
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€1,750.00 |
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Alex McKenna Windy Day, Dooagh AchillOil on Board, Framed47cm x 57cm (18.5'' x 22.5'') |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Balinasloe Horse FairOil on Board, Framed56cm x 46cm (22'' x 18'') |
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€1,200.00 |
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Alex McKenna Ballinasloe HorsefairOil on Board, Framed26cm x 36cm (10" x 14") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna How Much? Hay Time, AchillOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20'') |
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€1,200.00 |
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Alex McKenna Connemara CowboyOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20'') |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna On the way home, DugortOil on canvas40cm x 41cm (15.5" x 16") |
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€850.00 |
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Alex McKenna Achill YachtsOil on canvas40cm x 41cm (15.5" x 16") |
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€750.00 |
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Alex McKenna Sheep Sheltering, SlievemoreOil on Board, Framed41cm x 61cm (16" x 24") |
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€1,200.00 |
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Alex McKenna How much for Bales? AchillOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20'') |
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€1,200.00 |
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Alex McKenna Seascape, AchillOil on Board, Framed41cm x 51cm ( 16'' x 20'') |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna On the way to Keem, AchillOil on canvas81.5cm x 60cm (32" x 23.5") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Little Bridge, Dooagh, AchillOil on Board42cm x 62cm (16.5" x 24.5") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Along the Canal, CarcasanneOil on Board51cm x 61cm (20" x 24" ) |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Mother-in-law meeting,AchillOil on Board, Framed45cm x 62cm (18" x 24") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Razor Boats,Balbriggan EveningOil on Board, Framed61cm x 52cm (24" x 20") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Painting Johns Boat,BalbrigganOil on Board, Framed51cm x 41cm (20" x 16") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Johnny Monks Boat, BalbrigganOil on canvas65cm x 52cm (25" x 20.5") |
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€1,900.00 |
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Alex McKenna Evening light, Achill IslandOil on Board, Framed50cm x 41cm (20" x 16") |
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€1,250.00 |
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Alex McKenna Dooagh, AchillOil On Canvas, framed50cm x 70cm (20" x 28") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Fanad Head, DonegalOil on Board, Framed61cm x 76cm |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Ben Head, The Head StrandOil on Board, Framed60cm x 48cm (23.5" x 19.5") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Watching the HarbourOil on Board, Framed72cm x 55cm (28.5" x 21.5") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Beach, BalbrigganOil on Board, Framed55cm x 70cm (27.5" x 21") |
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€1,500.00 |
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Alex McKenna Walk on Dugort Road, AchillOil on Board, Framed48cm x 56cm (19" x 22") |
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€950.00 |
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Alex McKenna Family Picnic, AchillOil on Board, Framed48cm x 69cm (19" x 27") |
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€950.00 |
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