The watercolor paintings of artist Francis Quirk. This is a collection of all of the watercolor images we could find. Francis J. Quirk is a nationally recognized artist with artworks in museums, universities, civic buildings and embassies around the world. He is perhaps the only painter with a portrait and self-portrait in the National Portrait Gallery. Quirk paintings can be found at the Canton Museum of Art, The Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, Colby College, Ursinus College and Lehigh University. As a Professor and Curator at Lehigh University, he was instrumental in expanding their significant art collection and Museum. That position was a platform for him to support and shine a spotlight on the arts in Pennsylvania in which he organized many exhibitions of important artists each year. He maintained residences in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Maine. You can learn more about him at http://francisquirk.blogspot.com/

1. The Watercolors
of Francis J. Quirk
Rhode Island School of Design
Professor of Fine Arts Lehigh University
Tiffany Fellow
Ossabaw Island Foundation Grantee
Maine, Pennsylvania and Arizona

2. Introduction
In seeking to bring this lost master back into the light, we have
begun building an image library of his work. This slideshow
contains just the watercolors that we could find as of August
2017. It includes many works and studies that were sold as
part of an auction in September 2016. The lesser works were
included as they provide insights into his working methods.
We thought about grouping the images by subject but
ultimately decided to keep them in the random order. Where
possible I have included some additional commentary. To
learn more about Francis Quirk visit the blog about him at
http://francisquirk.blogspot.com/
If you have images to share, please contact me at
andrewtjay@outlook.com.

3. Francis J. Quirk This watercolor was
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39. Francis J. Quirk The only winter
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48. Francis J. Quirk This study illustrates the triangular
structure of the composition. We have not been able
to find the final work.

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56. Francis J. Quirk- Note the detail in the
upper window.

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64. Francis J. Quirk One of three sporting
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67. Francis Quirk Marine Painting