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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'ON THE RIVER BANN'
- Price Realised: 7,000
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on canvas
- 16 by 20in., 40 by 50cm.
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'LOUGH NEAGH, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: 6,600
- Sale: 26 May 2014
- oil on canvas
- 20 by 27in., 50 by 67.5cm.
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'STRANGFORD LOUGH, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: 6,600
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- oil on canvas
- 53.975 by 66.675cm., 21.25 by 26.25in.
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'GYPSIES ON THE MOVE'
- Price Realised: 6,400
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- oil on canvas
- 19½ x 26½in. (49.53 x 67.31cm)
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'CATTLE GRAZING BY THE LENNON RIVER'
- Price Realised: 6,348
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- oil on board
- 28 by 39cm., 11 by 15.5in.
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'SUNSHINE AND MAYWEEDS, 1917'
- Price Realised: 6,200
- Sale: 28 September 2015
- watercolour
- 20Ό x 14Όin. (51.44 x 36.20cm)
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'FALCARRAGH LANDSCAPE, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 6,200
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on canvas
- 34 by 44cm., 13.5 by 17.5in.
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'SHORES OF STRANGFORD, COUNTY DOWN, c.1963'
- Price Realised: 6,000
- Sale: 02 December 2024
- oil on canvas
- 28 x 36in. (71.12 x 91.44cm)
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'COASTAL LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 6,000
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- oil on canvas
- 20 by 27in., 50 by 67.5cm.
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'BREAGHY HEAD, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 5,840
- Sale: 19 November 2001
- oil on board
- 30 by 46cm., 12 by 18in.
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'NEAR CASTLEBAR, COUNTY MAYO'
- Price Realised: 5,800
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on canvas board
- 30 by 41cm., 12 by 16in.
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'A BOGLAND RIVER WITH COTTAGES AND HILLS IN DISTANCE'
- Price Realised: 5,800
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- oil on canvas board
- 30 by 42cm., 12 by 16.5in.
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'UNLOADING THE CATCH, BUNBEG, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 29 September 2025
- oil on canvas
- 20½ x 26in. (52.07 x 66.04cm)
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'MINDING GRANNY'S HENS'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- watercolour
- 14½ x 20½in. (36.83 x 52.07cm)
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'GREEN GYPSY CARAVAN IN A LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 5,400
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- oil on canvas
- 25.4 by 35.56cm., 10 by 14in.
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'A BEND OF THE RIVER LAGAN'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 20 September 2005
- oil on panel
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
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'THE LAGAN NEAR LISBURN'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on panel
- 33 by 52cm., 13 by 20.5in.
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'PICNIC BY THE LAGAN'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- oil on canvas
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'PICNIC ON THE LAGAN'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 04 March 2019
- oil on canvas
- 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
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'NEAR TRAMORE, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 29 February 2016
- oil on canvas
- 20Ό x 24½in. (51.44 x 62.23cm)
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'ATLANTIC DRIVE, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 29 February 2016
- oil on canvas
- 28 x 36in. (71.12 x 91.44cm)
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'THE WEE SHOP, 1925'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- watercolour
- 27 by 36cm., 10.7 5 by 14.2 5in.
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'PATH TO THE COAST'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- watercolour over pencil
- 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.
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'FIGURE WITH CATTLE IN A LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 28 May 2018
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 26in. (50.80 x 66.04cm)
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'NEAR TRAMORE, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- oil on canvas
- 20.25 by 24.5in., 51.435 by 62.23cm.
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'GLIMPSE OF LOUGH INAGH, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 30 November 2009
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
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'BOG LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES AND DONKEYS BY TURFSTACKS'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 02 March 2009
- watercolour
- 37 by 52cm., 14.5 by 20.5in.
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'IN THE MOURNES'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- watercolour over pencil
- 27 by 37cm., 10.5 by 14.5in.