Eleanor O’Connor, Green Cinema Dublin, Usher and Gentleman (1930s) Extra large terracotta flower pot Dublin The perfect base for a

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a perfect subject for O'Conor to convey movement and immediacy

Eleanor O’Connor, Green Cinema Dublin, Usher and Gentleman (1930s) Extra large terracotta flower pot Dublin The perfect base for aA cinema usher, clad in a dark red uniform, helps a well dressed gentleman into his jacket. In the background are the words GREEN CINEMA. The usher looks out knowingly from the canvas. The gentleman has unusually delicate, almost feminine features. Is there more going on than meets the eye? The edges of the painting are dark as if the whole scene were viewed through a lens a clever bit of graphics that was intended to give the image a cinamatic feel.