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6th Year Art History Question

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Please do the following Question for the weekend. 2015 Higher level. Jack B.Yeats (1871-1957) was interested in the expressive power of colour. Discuss this statement with reference to "Men of Destiny". Refer in your answer to sibject matter, composition,style and technique and Name and briefly describe 0NE other painting by Yeats which is typical of his style. Illustrate your answer. Men of Destiny M en of Destiny  is a painting by  Irish  artist,  Jack Butler Yeats , painted in 1946. An oil artwork on canvas, the  modernist  piece is noted for the strength and vibrancy of its colour palette and is considered to rank amongst Yeats' best work. The painting is on permanent display at the  National Gallery of Ireland .  The painting depicts three fishermen securing a boat at  Rosses Point  in  Sligo , in the west of  Ireland . Painted in the period between the  Easter Rising  and the  foundation of the Irish Republic , it has been suggested that the title could