Desmond Carrick
Dublin born painter Desmond Carrick studied under Seαn Keating and Maurice MacGonigal at the National College of Art, Dublin. He worked primarily in oils and watercolours producing many vibrant Landscapes. In 1968, he was elected a full member of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts in Ireland. "[He] ...became one of the institution's most eminent and active members. For forty-four years his paintings were a familiar sight on the academy walls, particularly during the annual exhibitions. His role as secretary for the academy in the late 1970s saw his skills as an administrator come to the fore and he played a crucial role in facilitating the transformation of the old academy site into the modern space it is today. He sat on various academy committees and was central to the process of electing new members, as well as the coordination of the annual show, in which he exhibited since 1951. Carrick's journey towards becoming an artist was gradual. He followed in his father's footsteps with a career in the Guinness brewery from 1945 but pursued his interest in art through classes at NCAD where Seαn Keating and Maurice MacGonigal (both past presidents of the RHA) were his tutors. He won the coveted Taylor Scholarship in 1956; a prize which facilitated a trip to Spain and ignited a lifelong passion for light and colour. Often in the company of fellow academian James Nolan, he would continue this pursuit in weekend trips around Dublin and to the West of Ireland and later with regular trips to Spain and France. www.whytes.ie While continuing to work in Guinness (he remained with the brewery until 1977) his talents as an artist were recognised. Bryan Guinness, later Lord Moyne, director of the brewing company, became a patron and he was commissioned to paint a large mural depicting the brewing process for the company's visitor centre in 1958. In the late 1950s Carrick designed and constructed his own home and studio at Killakee. He married Deirdre Mellett in 1967 and together they enjoyed life in the picturesque surroundings of the Dublin Mountains. After his retirement from Guinness, the couple spent part of the year abroad in Southern Spain and in France. Much of the work painted on these sojourns was later submitted for exhibition in the RHA annual show or in various exhibitions with the Dublin Painters Gallery, Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, IELA, Oireachtas among others. In 2009 Gandon Editions published a profusely illustrated text on Carrick's life and career, The Lie of the Land. This brought to light his journey and celebrated the diversity of his skills as an artist in oil, watercolour, sculpture and stained glass." www.whytes.ie
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'GATHERING SHELLS, BALLYCONNEELY, CONNEMARA, COUNTY GALWAY, 1989'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on board
- 18 by 24in., 45 by 60cm.
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'LES ANDELYS, FRANCE, 1983'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on board
- 18 by 24in., 45 by 60cm.
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'EVENING ON RUE CARNOT, VERNON, FRANCE'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 09 December 2012
- oil on board
- 16 by 20in., 40.64 by 50.8cm.
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'EVENING AT INISHBOFIN, COUNTY GALWAY, 1984'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'SAILING DINGHIES ON BURRIANA BEACH, NERJA, SPAIN'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'HILLOCK ON THE COAST LINE, NERJA, SPAIN'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'OLIVE TREES ON A HILLSIDE ABOVE VALLEY OF NERJA'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 25 July 2022
- oil on canvas board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'AN AUTUMN MORNING AT ΙMΙVILLE (OISE), FRANCE'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 28 March 2022
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'LOUGH MASK INLET, NEAR BALLINCHALLA, COUNTY MAYO'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 25 July 2016
- oil on canvas
- 18 x 28in. (45.72 x 71.12cm)
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'ON THE BEACH AT HIGH NOON, NERJA (MALAGA), 1995'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on canvas board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'THE VALLEY ROAD, NERJA, 1989'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on canvas board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'LANDSCAPE WITH BULLS'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on canvas
- 14 x 32in. (35.56 x 81.28cm)
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'FADING SUN AND NORTH WIND, NERJA, 1996'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on canvas board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'RIVER BOATS, GRAND CANAL, 1971'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on board
- 20 x 30in. (50.80 x 76.20cm)
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'A DAPPLED LAND AT NERJA, 1987'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on canvas board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'HILL ROUTE TO PUNTA LARA, NERJA, 1996'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'PREVAILING WESTERLY WINDS AT BALLYCONNEELY'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on board
- 24 x 32in. (60.96 x 81.28cm)
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'TWO ALMOND TREES IN WINTER AT NERJA'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on canvas board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'WINTER ON THE LIFFEYSIDE, BALLYSMUTTEN, CO. WICKLOW'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'AQUADUCT AND DISTANT SUGAR FACTORY AT EVENING, NERJA'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on canvas board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'OLIVE TREES ON A HILLSIDE ABOVE VALLEY OF NERJA'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- oil on canvas board
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'BARLEY FIELD AT PONT DRON, FRANCE'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- oil on canvas board
- 18 by 24in., 45 by 60cm.
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'BELL TOWER AT PONDRON, OISE, FRANCE, c.2005'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on board
- 16 by 20in., 40 by 50cm.
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'LOW WATER ON THE LIFFEY, BALLYSMUTTAN, COUNTY WICKLOW'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on board
- 18 by 24in., 45 by 60cm.
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'CHURCH PLAZA AT TORROX, SPAIN, 2007'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on canvas board
- 18 by 24in., 45 by 60cm.
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'GRAND CANAL HARBOUR IN MID-JULY, DUBLIN, c.1997'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on board
- 18 by 24in., 45 by 60cm.
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'BEACH SCENE'
- Price Realised: 700
- Sale: 13 December 2021
- oil on board
- 15Ύ x 19Ύin. (40.01 x 50.17cm)
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'CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER COUNTY WICKLOW, EARLY AUTUMN 1981'
- Price Realised: 700
- Sale: 01 March 2021
- oil on board
- 15½ x 19½in. (39.37 x 49.53cm)