Hugh C.C. Monahan (1914-1970)
Teal
signed "H Monahan" lower right
oil on canvas, 20 1/4 by 24 in.

Hugh Monahan was born in 1914 in Dublin, Ireland, but largely grew up in India before attending boarding school in England and studying history at Cambridge and art at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. He joined the Ghurka Brigade in the Indian Army and saw significant action during World War II, for which he was awarded the Military Cross. After the war, he studied at the Slade School of Art and sought solace in nature.

Monahan moved to Vancouver, Canada, with his wife, Agnes, and children in 1956, where he painted full-time and was a staunch supporter of Ducks Unlimited and other conservation groups, including the British Columbia Waterfowl Society, among others. Monahan died in 1970 while painting on the Fraser River, near the George Reifel Waterfowl Sanctuary, which he helped found, with his loyal yellow Labrador retriever "Happy" by his side.

Provenance: Private Collection, Wisconsin

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