Frank McKelvey
Born in 1895, landscape and portrait painter Frank McKelvey attended the Belfast School of Art where he won the Sir Charles Brett prize for figure drawing in 1912. McKelveys works convey in a traditional manner his love for nature and the local countryside. He won immediate recognition in Dublin for his landscapes when they were shown at the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA). From 1918 until 1973 he acquired the remarkable record of never missing a year exhibiting at the RHA, showing between three and eight works annually. He was made a full member of the RHA in 1930 and was one of the first Academicians of the Royal Ulster Academy. (whytes.ie)
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'THE GOOD COMPANIONS, 1921'
- Price Realised: 102,000
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 56cm., 18 by 22in.
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'WOMAN FEEDING HENS'
- Price Realised: 88,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on canvas
- 71 by 53cm., 28 by 21in.
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'CHILDREN FEEDING A CALF, circa 1920'
- Price Realised: 76,000
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 46cm., 15 by 18in.
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'SWANS ON THE LAGAN'
- Price Realised: 72,000
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'FAIR DAY IN ARDARA, COUNTY DONEGAL, 1965'
- Price Realised: 65,000
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- oil on cavnas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'MILKING, circa 1919-20'
- Price Realised: 60,000
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 55cm., 18 by 21.7in.
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'BY THE WATER PUMP'
- Price Realised: 60,000
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'FARMYARD COUNTY ANTRIM, c.1950-53'
- Price Realised: 60,000
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'AN IRISH FARMYARD'
- Price Realised: 56,000
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'MIXED FLOCK'
- Price Realised: 38,000
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'HAY MAKING'
- Price Realised: 36,000
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 48cm., 15 by 19in.
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'SWANS ON THE LAGAN, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: 35,000
- Sale: 21 May 2012
- oil on canvas
- 20 by 27in., 50.8 by 68.58cm.
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'FISHERMEN ON STRANGFORD LOUGH, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: 34,000
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 66cm., 20 by 26in.
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'WOMAN FEEDING HENS, 1921'
- Price Realised: 30,000
- Sale: 01 December 2025
- oil on canvas
- 28 x 21in. (71.12 x 53.34cm)
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'NEAR GORTAHORK, COUNTY DONEGAL, circa 1936'
- Price Realised: 30,000
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 66cm., 20 by 26in.
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'THE BACK ROAD'
- Price Realised: 30,000
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'FAIR DAY, ROUNDSTONE, COUNTY GALWAY c.1959'
- Price Realised: 26,000
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
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'THE POTATO GATHERERS, 1922'
- Price Realised: 24,000
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- watercolour over pencil
- 36 by 53cm., 14.2 5 by 20.7in.
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'PICNIC BY THE LAGAN'
- Price Realised: 24,000
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'ROAD TO THE SEA, DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 22,000
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
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'BREEZY DAY, MARBLE HILL STRAND, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 20,000
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'PICNIC BY THE LAGAN'
- Price Realised: 20,000
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'THE ROAD TO THE SEA, COAST OF DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 19,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 66cm., 20 by 26in.
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'LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURE AND CATTLE ON A RIVER PATH'
- Price Realised: 19,000
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'THE FRIARY BEACH, ARDS BAY, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 17,000
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
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'COCKLE STRAND, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 17,000
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed lower left; remains of inscribed label on reverse
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'SUNSHINE'
- Price Realised: 17,000
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- watercolour
- 26 by 16cm., 10.2 by 6.25in.
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'COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 15,500
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.