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John Schwatschke

John Schwatschke (Born 1943) is active/lives in Ireland.  John Schwatschke is known for Portraits, caricatures.

The following information is provided by Mary Robertson, Biographer, Le Musee Schwatschke London WC1:

John SCHWATSCHKE is an Irish-born (Dublin, 1943) portrait painter of Austro-Irish parents.  His original ambition was to be a concert pianist and composer, and he gave three piano recitals of classical works and his own compositions in Waterford, Vevey and Tours.  However, his friendship with the Irish President de Valera (whom he painted as Chancellor of the National University) after leaving school, led to the President persuading him to "do one thing and do it well", which he thought should be art.  Schwatschke took this advice and continued to record his works meticulously.

Meanwhile, his business career, after studying Architecture in Dublin, led to a management position in the Middle East, where he managed, as Project Manager, two Saudi-German joint ventures (SR15m and subsequently SR20m) , working for the King's banker at Jeddah.  However, he ma   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2297 characters.]  Artist bio

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