Ancient Rubbish, Kilmurry, County Kilkenny – Mildred Anne Butler

Mildred Anne Butler's quiet, watchful eye on the corners of her own Kilkenny garden.

Ancient Rubbish, Kilmurry — Mildred Anne Butler

Butler spent most of her life at Kilmurry House in County Kilkenny, painting the gardens, animals and overlooked corners of the estate with a watercolourist's patience and an unflinching eye for ordinary beauty. Ancient Rubbish is exactly what its title suggests — a forgotten pile of garden debris transformed into a study of texture, light and the quiet poetry of things left behind. One of the most distinctive late Victorian Irish watercolourists at work.

Sizes & Format

• 30 × 40 cm / 12 × 16″
• 60 × 80 cm / 24 × 32″
• Available unframed on fine art quality matte paper, or framed in oak, black or white

About the Artist

Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858–1941) was one of Ireland's most accomplished watercolourists, a member of the Royal Watercolour Society, and a celebrated painter of animals, gardens and rural Irish life.

Print Quality

Printed on 250 gsm archival matte paper using pigment inks rated for 100+ years. Free worldwide shipping, ships in 2–5 business days.