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Hi Cian, I was all set to return to my cave and postpone posting for a while so to concentrate on painting when I saw you question. Your work is deeply inspiring. I truly hope you post here more often. So people can get to know you and your work better.
I was in England for a bit in Dec 04 but was too ill to seek out Paine's work on display, what a shame. I can't seem to locate much of it on the web either.
Back to your question, I don't know how feasible or practical it is for you to get hold of American publications over there, but I would recommend to look on amazon.com for potential matches and I would also suggest you to lookup museum websites or even to contact museums and their curators that specialize in the period and genre of work that you are looking for to see if they can offer details on biographical info. I don't know about Ireland, but across the pond here some museums let their members access its archival material which may be another source for you to get to the horse's mouth.
Perhaps British institutions can be helpful as well on Sargent, Whistler and Sickert as they all resided there if I am not mistaken. And of course academia where art historians come from.
Not sure if this one is of interest to you:
Rembrandt: His life, his paintings : a new biography with all accessible paintings illustrated in color by Gary Schwartz
Writeup on Amazon:
Schwartz's masterfully documented study should both revolutionize and illuminate our understanding of Rembrandt's life and works. Through a scrupulous investigation of the master's personal and professional relationship with the religious, political, and cultural factions within Dutch society, the author rediscovers the man and the artist within the milieu in which he labored. Rembrandt's paintings may no longer be comprehended as largely subjective expression, but rather as an interpretation of the intellectual and spiritual concerns of the master's circumscribed circle of patrons.
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