Ennis based artist Tomás O’Maoldomhnaigh, in collaboration with his late brother Dominic, will launch his latest book in Limerick this week.
‘In the Artist’s Footsteps revisiting Jonathan Fisher’s Killarney’, by photographer Dominick Moloney and artist Tomás O’Maoldomhnaigh, will be launched this Thursday 19th of February at 7:30pm in O’Mahony’s Bookshop, O’Connell Street Limerick.
In 1770, Jonathan Fisher (1740-1809) was the first artist to produce a series of views of Killarney when he painted six picturesque scenes of Killarney and its environs.
These were subsequently reproduced as engravings which helped to develop the town, lakes, and mountains as a tourist destination, a project begun by Thomas Browne (1726-1795), 4th Viscount Kenmare.
In this book, brothers Dominick and Tomás take on the task of retracing Fisher’s steps, recreating his original 20 scenes. Through Dominick’s camera and Tomás’s brush, Fisher’s visions are brought to life once more in a stunning series of photographs and paintings.
The book is a hardcover coffee table art/photography with a little history book and retails at €40.