Clare Hartigan

 

 
Happy Days - Oil on Canvas

Clare Hartigan has been involved in creative activity since she was a child growing up in Castleconnell, County Limerick. She studied printmaking at the Limerick School of Art and Design, and then moved to Cork where she started painting. After a few years, she returned to her home village where she now works full-time as an artist. While a printmaking student, Hartigan was inspired by the bitumen that she used to draw with to create etchings. It gave her a dynamism that she couldn't achieve with the traditional use of oils, and ultimately inspired her to experiment with a more carefree line in her paintings.


The seemingly spontaneous application of paint seen her work reflects the paint-dripping technique associated with the work of Abstract Expressionist, Jackson Pollock. Hartigan takes inspiration from this technique which was utilized exclusively for abstraction, and truly makes it her own by creating semi-representational art; drawing inspiration for her paintings from personal experiences as well as current affairs.


Hartigan's paintings are ignited with excited animation and emotional intensity, as delicate bands of color, dance across a white, monochromatic backdrop. She has the ability to introduce a sense of vitality into a traditional 'Still Life' through her use of line. A recurring theme in her work is the image of a young girl. Whether dancing, jumping, or simply standing, the figure is always rendered through energetic lines, mimicking the carefree nature of the subject, and conjuring up a sense of childhood nostalgia. Hartigan describes the recurring figure of the young girl, as representative of the inner child for herself but most importantly everyone, male or female. "Using her as my central theme is about getting back to the people we were as children, to explain and explore how and why we act the way we act today. She is the central core of the soul, pure emotion, loving, caring, fragile, and often so damaged".


Hartigan's work is refreshingly unique and distinct from any of her Irish contemporaries. "I am trying to draw the soul", and in doing so her paintings have the power to move the viewer, and ultimately awaken a sense of emotion and feeling from within.

 

 

 

134 products in this category, displaying products 1 to 100.

  ARTIST/TITLE PRICE  
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Imagine
Oil on canvas
100cm x 120cm (39" x 47")

€1,750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Wild Horses
Oil on canvas
100cm x 150cm (39' x 59")

€2,250.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Resting
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (20" x 20")

€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
A Tiny Dancer
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (20" x 20")

€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Ribbons and Bows
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (20" x 20")

€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Flower Girls
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (20" x 20")

€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Sound of Still
Oil on canvas
80cm x 80cm (31.5'' x 31.5'')

€1,200.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Through the Fox's Eye
Oil on canvas
70cm x 60cm (27.5'' x 24")

€790.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Blue Woods
Oil on canvas
60cm x 60 cm (23.5" x 23.5")

SOLD
€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Wildflowers
Oil on canvas
60cm x 60 cm (23.5" x 23.5")

€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Amongst the Daffodils
Oil on canvas
60cm x 60 cm (23.5" x 23.5")

€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Time Well Spent
Oil on canvas
40cm x 60cm (16" x 24")

€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
My Best Friend
Oil on Board , Framed
25cm x 20cm (10" x 8")

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Girl in Lavender
Oil on Board , Framed
25cm x 20cm (10" x 8")

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Ballet Dancer
Oil on Board , Framed
25cm x 20cm (10" x 8")

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Leap of Faith
Oil on Board , Framed
25cm x 20cm (10" x 8")

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Red Robin
Oil on Board , Framed
25cm x 20cm (10" x 8")

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Wedding Dress
Oil on Board , Framed
25cm x 20cm (10" x 8")

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Coral Girl
Oil on Board , Framed
25cm x 20cm (10" x 8")

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Emerald Beauty
Oil on Board , Framed
25cm x 20cm (10" x 8")

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Run Free
Oil on canvas
70cm x 100cm (27.5" x 39.5")

€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Peaceful Moments
Oil on Board
40cm x 30 cm (16" x 12")

€395.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Two of a kind
Oil on canvas
120cm x 120cm (47' x 47")

€2,000.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Graduation Day
Oil on canvas
18'' x 14''

SOLD
€450.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Run Wild
Oil on canvas
100cm x 150cm

€2,250.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Shelter in Autumn Breeze
Oil on canvas
50 x 50 cm

€595.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Winter Walks
Oil on canvas
50 cm x 20 cm (20"x 8")

€395.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Fairy Dance
Oil on canvas
40cm x 40cm (16" x 16")

€450.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
My Favourite Spot
Oil on canvas
50 cm x 50 cm (20" x 20")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
City Nights
Oil on canvas
50cm x 20cm (19.5" x 8")

SOLD
€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Secret Rendezvous
Oil on canvas
14'' x 10''

€395.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
In Hiding
Oil on canvas
40 cm x 40 cm (16 " x 16 ")

SOLD
€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Bestfriends
Oil on canvas
80cm x 80cm (31.5'' x 31.5'')

€1,200.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Family Walks
Oil on canvas
16 x 12cm

SOLD
€395.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Summer Days Drifting Away
Oil on Board, Framed
41cm x 41cm (16'' x 16")

€450.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Glimmer of Light
Oil on Board, Framed
30 cm x 30 cm

€350.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Girl in white
Oil on Canvas -
80 cm x 30 cm

€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Girl in turquoise
Oil on canvas
80 cm x 30 cm

€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Sleepless in the city
Oil on Canvas -
100 cm x 150 cm

SOLD
€2,250.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Sleep little fox
Oil on Canvas -
100 cm x 150 cm

€2,250.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Curious Mr. Fox
Acrylic on canvas
99cm x 99cm (39' x 39')

SOLD
€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Gallop
Oil on canvas
120cm x 180cm (47" x 71")

€2,950.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Poppie and Hayfields
Oil on canvas
100cm x 100cm (39' x 39")

SOLD
€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Companion
Oil on canvas
100cm x 100cm (39' x 39")

€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Storm in Our Hearts
Oil on canvas
10cm x 92cm (4" x 36")

€650.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Sisters I
Oil on canvas
20cm x 20cm (8' x 8'' )

€200.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
When nobody watched
Oil on canvas
40cm x 150cm (16" x 59")

€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
My Best Friend
Oil on canvas
40cm x 40cm (16" x 16")

€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Urban Fox
Oil on canvas
20cm x 20cm (8' x 8'' )

SOLD
€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Kingfisher
Oil on canvas
20cm x 20cm (8' x 8'' )

€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Soul Mate
Oil on canvas
25cm x 25cm (10" x 10")

SOLD
€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Woman
Oil on canvas
60cm x 60cm (23.5'' x 23.5'')

SOLD
€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
You and Me
Oil on canvas
120cm x 120cm (47' x 47")

SOLD
€2,000.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Going Home
Oil on canvas
25.5cm x 25.5cm (10" x 10")

SOLD
€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Three Of Us
Oil on canvas
25.5cm x 25.5cm (10" x 10")

SOLD
€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
A Portrait of her
Oil on canvas
20cm x 20cm (8' x 8'' )

SOLD
€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
We Danced
Oil on canvas
20cm x 20cm (8' x 8'' )

SOLD
€390.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Fox in The Grass
Oil on canvas
40cm x 40cm (16" x 16")

SOLD
€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Baby Crow
Oil on canvas
40cm x 40cm ( 16'' x 16')

€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Holding Hands
Oil on canvas
60cm x 60cm (24" x 24")

SOLD
€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Gentle Breeze at Dawn
Oil on canvas
30cm x 90cm (24" x 36")

SOLD
€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Ballet Classes
Oil o canvas
80cm x 80cm (32" x 32")

SOLD
€1,200.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
My Beautiful Sisters
Oil on canvas
100cm x 70cm (40" x 28")

€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Rain in the Morning
Oil on canvas
120cm x 120cm (47' x 47")

SOLD
€2,000.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Trinity Fox
Oil on canvas
120cm x 180cm (47" x 71")

SOLD
€2,950.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Wild Horses
Oil on canvas
120cm x 180cm (47" x 71")

SOLD
€2,950.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Gallop
Oil on canvas
150cm x 40cm (59" x 16")

SOLD
€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
World in a Spin
Oil on canvas
60cm x 76cm (24" x 30")

SOLD
€950.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
My Best Friend
Oil on canvas
70cm x 100cm (28" x 39")

€1,200.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Always With Me
Oil on canvas
40cm x 150cm (16" x 59")

SOLD
€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Just a Touch
Oil on canvas
100cm x 100cm (39' x 39")

SOLD
€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Feeling Speaks Louder
Oil on canvas
100cm x 100cm (39' x 39")

SOLD
€1,500.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Her Story
Oil on canvas
40cm x 30cm (16" x 12")

SOLD
€395.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Little Moments
Oil on canvas
76cm x 61cm ( 30'' x 24")

€950.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
A Sister's Love
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (20" x 20")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Side By Side
Oil on canvas
50cm x 30cm (20" x 12")

SOLD
€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Together In Our Hearts
Oil on canvas
70cm x 100cm (27.5" x 39.5")

SOLD
€1,200.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
A Green Field
Oil on canvas
50cm x 30cm (20" x 12")

SOLD
€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Me Time
Oil on canvas
76cm x 61cm ( 30'' x 24")

SOLD
€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Dreamer
Oil on canvas
76cm x 61cm ( 30'' x 24")

SOLD
€950.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Holding Hands
Oil on canvas
120cm x 120cm (47' x 47")

SOLD
€2,000.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Born to Run
Oil on canvas
122 cm x 183 cm (4ft x 6ft)

SOLD
€2,950.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Life
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
I see you
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Whispers
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Internal Energy
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Her Dress
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Stillness
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Shelter Me
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
A Wild Wind
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
A child of Lir
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Home Sweet Home
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
To Rest Beneath a Tree
Oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm (19.5" x 19.5")

SOLD
€590.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
A Hushed Meadow
Oil on canas
122cm x 152cm (48'' x 60'')

SOLD
€2,750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Summer Flowers
Oil on canas
100cm x 100cm (39' x 39")

SOLD
€1,750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Harvest
Oil on canas
40cm x 40 cm (16"x 16")

SOLD
€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Autumn Leaves
Oil on canas
122cm x 183cm (48" x 72")

SOLD
€2,950.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
Fox
Oil on canas
40cm x 40 cm (16"x 16")

SOLD
€425.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
The Strength Of Friendship
Oil on canas
30cm x 80cm (12" x 31.5")

SOLD
€750.00
Clare Hartigan Clare Hartigan
My Tribe
Oil on canas
30cm x 100cm (39" x 12")

SOLD
€850.00
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