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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'CATTLE GRAZING NEAR A ROCKY STREAM, COUNTY ANTRIM, 1952'
- Price Realised: 15,000
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'LAGAN RIVER, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: 15,000
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'VIEW OF ARMAGH CATHEDRAL'
- Price Realised: 14,000
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'DONEGAL HOMESTEAD'
- Price Realised: 13,500
- Sale: 25 February 2008
- oil on canvas board
- 30 by 43cm., 12 by 17in.
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'MOURNE MOUNTAINS, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: 13,000
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed lower left
- 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
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'STRANGFORD LOUGH, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: 12,500
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- oil on canvas
- 56 by 69cm., 22 by 27in.
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'BOYS FISHING'
- Price Realised: 11,500
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 27in. (50.80 x 68.58cm)
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'FAIR DAY SCENE'
- Price Realised: 11,500
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- oil on board
- 9 by 13in., 22.5 by 32.5cm.
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'LOUGH ANURE, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 11,427
- Sale: 10 October 2000
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
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'GLEN BOG, COUNTY DONEGAL, 1927'
- Price Realised: 11,000
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed lower left
- 38 by 53cm., 15 by 21in.
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'FEEDING THE HENS'
- Price Realised: 11,000
- Sale: 20 September 2005
- watercolour over pencil
- 36 by 25cm., 14 by 10in.
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'FEEDING DUCKS, ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 10,500
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on board
- 12½ x 17½in. (31Ύ x 44.45cm)
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'FAIR DAY'
- Price Realised: 10,500
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on board
- 12 x 17in. (30.48 x 43.18cm)
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'LANDSCAPE WITH MOUNTAINS AND LAKE'
- Price Realised: 10,500
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on panel
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'REGATTA DAY, HOLYWOOD, COUNTY DOWN, 1970'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- oil on canvas
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'ON THE RIVER BANN, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 21 May 2012
- oil on canvas
- 15 by 20in., 38.1 by 50.8cm.
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'CATTLE GRAZING'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on board
- 30 by 42cm., 11.7 5 by 16.5in.
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'WOMAN AND CHILD ON COUNTRY LANE'
- Price Realised: 9,522
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- oin on canvas
- 51 by 38cm., 20 by 15in.
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'GYPSY CARAVAN'
- Price Realised: 9,500
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- oil on board
- 12.75 by 17.5in., 31.875 by 43.75cm.
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'THE PICNIC ON LAGAN, BELFAST'
- Price Realised: 9,500
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- oil on panel
- 24 by 30cm., 9.5 by 12in.
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'DONEGAL LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE'
- Price Realised: 9,300
- Sale: 18 November 2003
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
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'RIVER IN THE MOURNES - HILLTOWN TO KILKEEL'
- Price Realised: 9,200
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on Rowney & Co. canvas board
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
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'LANDSCAPE NEAR HILLSBOROUGH, COUNTY DOWN, circa 1926-30'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- oil on panel
- 27 by 36cm., 10.5 by 14.2 5in.
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'DONEGAL LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE'
- Price Realised: 8,200
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
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'TENDING HER GOATS, late 1920s'
- Price Realised: 7,500
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- watercolour over pencil
- 21 by 30cm., 8.25 by 11.75in.
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'ROSES'
- Price Realised: 7,500
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- oil on panel
- 37 by 50cm., 14.5 by 19.5in.
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'MARKET SCENE, c.1935-36'
- Price Realised: 7,000
- Sale: 27 May 2024
- oil on board
- 9 x 12in. (22.86 x 30.48cm)
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'VIEW OF ARMAGH CATHEDRAL'
- Price Realised: 7,000
- Sale: 26 May 2014
- oil on canvas
- 20 by 27in., 50 by 67.5cm.