Ériu The Goddess of Ireland Line Art 1975

Description

Ériu was a goddess of the mystical Tuatha Dé Danann, one of the earliest tribes of invaders to conquer the isle known as ‘The Wooded Isle’, and much later as Éireann (the country of Ireland), named in honour of the great goddess herself. Ériu was also one of the three divine eponyms of what is now Ireland and gave her name to the Island, while ruling as a triple goddess with Banba and Fodhla up to the time of the Milesian invasion in pre-history.

This was the first of my more refined ‘Celtic’ works in colour. Executed in 1976, this series of works show the huge influence of Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha with touches of the later and much stronger influences of Harry Clarke just beginning to appear in my work.