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Jack Butler Yeats painting 'Above the Fair' from 1946 featured in artcritical post

publication · 2026-04-22

A 1946 oil painting by Jack Butler Yeats titled 'Above the Fair' was featured in an artcritical post on June 22, 2017. The work measures 91 by 122 centimeters and is part of the collection at the National Gallery of Ireland. Copyright for the painting is held by the Estate of Jack B Yeats, with rights managed by DACS through 2013. The post was published at 11:36 AM and was filed under an unspecified category. Artcritical operates on the WordPress platform and allows responses via RSS 2.0 feed, though pinging functionality was disabled at the time. The painting depicts a fair scene from an elevated perspective, characteristic of Yeats's later period. No exhibition or specific event context was provided beyond this digital publication.

Key facts

  • Jack Butler Yeats painted 'Above the Fair' in 1946
  • The painting is oil on canvas measuring 91 x 122 cm
  • It is in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland
  • Copyright is held by the Estate of Jack B Yeats
  • DACS managed rights through 2013
  • Artcritical published a post about it on June 22, 2017
  • The post was published at 11:36 AM
  • Artcritical runs on WordPress

Entities

Artists

  • Jack Butler Yeats

Institutions

  • National Gallery of Ireland
  • DACS
  • artcritical

Locations

  • Ireland

Sources