# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Friends Fortnight 2026: Irish Artists on the River Loing with Jonathan Bennington
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Irish Artists on the River Loing: Friendships and Experimentation, 1890-1932 

As part of Friends Fortnight 2026, Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland and the Education Department of the National Gallery of Ireland are delighted to present a talk by renowned art historian Jonathan Benington. 

The talk will focus on two friends: Roderic O’Conor and the unjustly overlooked Katherine McCausland, who made France their adopted home and evolved a Post-Impressionist approach, while continuing to visit and live in Grez beyond the turn of the century.

Using little-known paintings as well as pieces on show in the Gallery, Benington will examine the two Irish artists' close friendship and their bonds with other residents of and visitors to the international colony. The talk will also include a virtual tour of Grez and its surrounds.

Image: Roderic O'Conor (1860-1940), Still life with Apples and Breton Pots, c.1896-1897
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dublin/friends-fortnight-2026-irish-artists-on-the-river-loing-with-jonathan-bennington/200029775765239
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/friends-fortnight-2026-irish-artists-river-loing-jonathan-bennington?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=dublin-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Dublin
- **state**: DN
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: National Gallery of Ireland
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- **full address**: National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West,Dublin, Ireland

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- **organizer**: National Gallery of Ireland (https://allevents.in/org/national-gallery-of-ireland/3660395)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West,Dublin, Ireland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** National Gallery of Ireland
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Friends Fortnight 2026: Irish Artists on the River Loing with Jonathan Bennington ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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