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Kathleen Isabella Mackie ARUA (1899-1996)
Estimate:
€1,500 - €2,000
Sold
€4,000
Live Auction
Important Irish Art
Size
17.75 by 13.75in. (45.1 by 34.9cm)
Description
Title: STUDY OF A BOY, c. 1923-1925
Frame dimensions: 25 by 21in. (63.5 by 53.3cm)
Note: Born Kathleen Isabella Metcalfe in Belfast in 1899, she studied at the Richmond Lodge School and later at Alexandra College, Dublin. Upon returning home, she enrolled at the Belfast School of Art, whilst also taking private lessons from the watercolourist Jessie Douglas. In 1921, she entered the Royal Academy in London, and the following year won the coveted Taylor Scholarship. Her interest in landscape led to her friendship with Frank Egginton, whilst another fellow artist, Eileen Reid encouraged her to exhibit with the WCSI. A retrospective of her work was held by the Ulster Museum in 1996. For an in-depth study on this fascinating artist and pioneering glider pilot see Kathleen Isabella Metcalfe Mackie: The Life and Work of an Ulster Artist, 2009.
Frame dimensions: 25 by 21in. (63.5 by 53.3cm)
Note: Born Kathleen Isabella Metcalfe in Belfast in 1899, she studied at the Richmond Lodge School and later at Alexandra College, Dublin. Upon returning home, she enrolled at the Belfast School of Art, whilst also taking private lessons from the watercolourist Jessie Douglas. In 1921, she entered the Royal Academy in London, and the following year won the coveted Taylor Scholarship. Her interest in landscape led to her friendship with Frank Egginton, whilst another fellow artist, Eileen Reid encouraged her to exhibit with the WCSI. A retrospective of her work was held by the Ulster Museum in 1996. For an in-depth study on this fascinating artist and pioneering glider pilot see Kathleen Isabella Metcalfe Mackie: The Life and Work of an Ulster Artist, 2009.
Condition
Excellent condition.
Medium
oil on canvas
Signature
inscribed on reverse
