Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 21st October 2019

I rish & I nternational A rt M onday 21 st O ctober 2019 at 6.00 pm 61 45 Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974) Feeding the Hens signed lower left oil on canvas 43.5 x 53.5cm (17 x 21in) Provenance: Private Collection €15,000-20,000 (£13,274-17,699) One of Ireland’s most popular painters, McKelvey was born in Belfast in 1895, the son of a painter and decorator. He trained as a poster designer with David Allen & Sons, before, in 1911, enrolling as a student in the Belfast School of Art. Six years later he won a bronze medal in the Taylor Art competition. In 1918 McKelvey exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy, and thereafter showed with the Academy every year until 1973. Along with Paul Henry and James Humbert Craig, he became identified with a particular approach to landscape painting, one that emphasized the natural beauty of the Irish countryside and coastline. In 1920 he established a studio in Royal Avenue and over the following years became a member of the Belfast Art Society, the Ulster Society of Painters and, in 1930, the Royal Hibernian Academy. A founder member of the Royal Ulster Academy in 1930, he last exhibited with the RUA in 1969. His favourite locations for painting landscape were Co. Armagh, the Antrim Coast and, in later years, Co. Donegal.

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