Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone. The Art of Friendship Companion Book

This is the companion book to the Gallery's exhibition of the Spring, Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone. The Art of Friendship. 

The major spring exhibition is dedicated to the pioneering Irish modernists Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone, and brings together 90 of their works of art. It explores their friendship and shared experiences while studying in Paris during the early 1920s, and traces their careers back to Ireland. The exhibition highlights the early convergences and later divergences in their styles as they developed distinct artistic voices. Featuring paintings, stained glass, and preparatory drawings, it reveals how both women were trailblazers in Irish art although remaining connected to conventional themes such as religion and landscape. 

Written by Niamh MacNally and Brendan Rooney. With texts by Sarah McAuliffe and Joseph McBrinn.

Published by The National Gallery of Ireland 

Copyright, National Gallery of Ireland and Dr Joseph McBrinn, 2025

ISBN: 978-1-911716-08-2

Front cover:

Evie Hone, The Cock and Pot, commonly known as The Betrayal (Detail), c.1947

Mainie Jellett, Flower Forms (Detail), c. 1937

Back cover:

Mainie Jellett, Western Procession, 1943

Evie Hone, Cloister, Arles (Detail), c.1940

Design: Tony Waddingham

Copy-editing: Irish Academic Editing 

Printer: Cassochrome