Olive Henry
As a native of Belfast, Olive Henry's involvement in painting and stained glass design began when she enrolled in night classes at the Belfast school of Art as a young girl. A career in this line of work developed when the owner of W. F. Clokey & Co., a large Belfast glass firm, offered her an apprenticeship on completion of her education at Victoria College. This was the beginning of a long and fruitful career lasting fifty-three years. Most of her time was spent designing windows; she seldom had the opportunity to produce the cartoons and paint the glass herself. Today she is primarily known for her career as an artist rather than stained glass designer despite her long service in this industry. From 1928 onwards she exhibited regularly at the Belfast Art Society, the Ulster Academy of Arts and at the Royal Ulster Academy and was a founder member and past president of the Ulster Society of Women Artists. She also exhibited at the RHA and the WCSI. Landscape, still life, abstract shape and pattern were the main themes of her art work with boats and gates being common motifs. The training in stained glass design often emerged on the canvas in the form of complex and vibrant configurations. www.whytes.ie
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'WINTER IN BELFAST LOUGH, 1951'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- oil on board
- 40 by 50cm., 15.7 by 19.75in.
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'ON STAGE'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- oil and graphite on canvas laid on board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'ABSTRACT 2'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 09 December 2012
- oil on board
- 13 by 17.25in., 33.02 by 43.815cm.
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'ROCKY SEASHORE'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 15 December 2007
- oil on board
- 30 by 41cm., 12 by 16in.
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'BOATS'
- Price Realised: 634
- Sale: 19 November 2001
- watercolour, gouache, collage and tulle and card
- 58 by 48cm., 23 by 19in.
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'MARKET SCENE'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- gouache and watercolour
- 28 by 37cm., 11 by 14.7 5in.
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'UNLOADING BOATS QUAYSIDE'
- Price Realised: 550
- Sale: 10 December 2005
- watercolour
- 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.
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'PARK SCENE'
- Price Realised: 545
- Sale: 19 November 2001
- watercolour on paper
- 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.
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'VIEW OVER AN ENCLOSED YARD'
- Price Realised: 482
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- watercolour
- 36 by 27cm., 14 by 10.5in.
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'MEDITERRANEAN VILLAGE'
- Price Realised: 457
- Sale: 19 November 2001
- watercolour
- 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.
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'LANDSCAPE WITH BUILDINGS'
- Price Realised: 457
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- watercolour
- 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.
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'LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGE IN DISTANCE'
- Price Realised: 457
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- watercolour
- 24 by 32cm., 9.5 by 12.5in.
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'LANDSCAPE - ROAD THROUGH THE TREES'
- Price Realised: 457
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- watercolour
- 37 by 27cm., 14.5 by 10.5in.
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'IN THE WOODS'
- Price Realised: 432
- Sale: 26 June 2000
- watercolour
- 37 by 27cm., 14.5 by 10.5in.
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'VILLAGE'
- Price Realised: 406
- Sale: 19 November 2001
- watercolour drawing
- 27 by 37cm., 10.5 by 14.5in.
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'BATHING POOL and WINTER SUNSET (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 380
- Sale: 30 May 2011
- watercolour with gouache
- 27 by 37cm., 10.5 by 14.5in.
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'PATH THROUGH FOREST'
- Price Realised: 355
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- watercolour
- 26 by 36cm., 10.2 by 14.2in.
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'BOATS IN A SMALL INLET'
- Price Realised: 330
- Sale: 19 November 2001
- mixed media on paper
- 25 by 30cm., 10 by 12in.
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'IRISH STREET SCENE'
- Price Realised: 330
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- watercolour
- 27 by 37cm., 10.5 by 14.5in.
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'MORNING REFLECTIONS'
- Price Realised: 300
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- gouache and watercolour
- 26 by 35cm., 10.2 5 by 13.7 5in.
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'BOATS IN A SMALL INLET'
- Price Realised: 300
- Sale: 26 May 2007
- watercolour, gouache and pastel
- 24 by 29cm., 9.5 by 11.5in.
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'PARK IN SUMMER'
- Price Realised: 280
- Sale: 11 December 2011
- watercolour
- 27 by 37cm., 10.7 5 by 14.7 5in.
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'VIEW OF STABLE THROUGH TREES'
- Price Realised: 279
- Sale: 26 June 2000
- watercolour
- 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.
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'ROLLING HILLS'
- Price Realised: 279
- Sale: 26 June 2000
- watercolour
- 25 by 36cm., 10 by 14in.
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'VIEW OVER AN ENCLOSED YARD'
- Price Realised: 220
- Sale: 09 July 2018
- watercolour
- 14 x 10½in. (35.56 x 26.67cm)
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'FLORAL STILL LIFE'
- Price Realised: 200
- Sale: 11 December 2011
- gouache over charcoal
- 38 by 22cm., 15 by 8.75in.
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'MENDING BOATS'
- Price Realised: 150
- Sale: 17 July 2017
- watercolour
- 10½ x 14Όin. (26.67 x 36.20cm)