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63 Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974) CHILDREN IN THE PARKsigned lower left
oil on canvas
56 x 68.5cm (22 x 27in)
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William Mol, Belfast (label verso);
National Gallery of Ireland (TD.2011.85) (label verso);
Private Collection
€35,000-45,000 (£30,434-39,130)
Frank McKelvey was born in Belfast in 1895, the son of a painter and decorator. He attended the Belfast School of Art and won
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and in 1921 he was elected a member of the Belfast Art Society. McKelvey was appointed an associate of the RHA in 1923, be-
ing granted full membership in 1930. During his career McKelvey was considered on a par with Paul Henry and James Humbert
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Arts when it was founded in 1930.