George Collie
George Collie was born in Monaghan but moved at an early age to Dublin where he was educated first at St. Kevins School, Blackpitts, Dublin and later at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. He won the Taylor award in 1927 and travelled to London and Paris. www.whytes.ie On his return he set up a studio and his own school, behind Whyte's Galleries, in School House Lane off Molesworth Street. Collie was a regular exhibitor with the RHA and garnered important commissions, private, public and ecclesiastical throughout his career.
In 2009, The National Gallery of Ireland acquired The Midday Meal, c.1927 by George Collie affirming the artist's importance in the context of Irish art. www.whytes.ie
In 2009, The National Gallery of Ireland acquired The Midday Meal, c.1927 by George Collie affirming the artist's importance in the context of Irish art. www.whytes.ie
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'PORTRAIT OF PADRAIG PEARSE'
- Price Realised: 18,000
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- oil on canvas
- 42 x 36in. (106.68 x 91.44cm)
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'STREET ACCORDION PLAYER'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- oil on canvas
- 76 by 64cm., 30 by 25in.
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'SELF PORTRAIT, c.1930-1940s'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 01 October 2012
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 30 by 25in., 76 by 64cm.
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'STILL LIFE WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND SILVER CUP'
- Price Realised: 2,700
- Sale: 30 May 2011
- oil on board
- 76 by 64cm., 30 by 25in.
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'PORTRAIT'
- Price Realised: 1,015
- Sale: 09 October 2001
- oil on canvas
- 71 by 64cm., 28 by 25in.
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'STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 29 May 2017
- oil on canvas
- 19½ x 15½in. (49.53 x 39.37cm)
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'PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 27 May 2006
- pastel on tinted paper
- 41 by 32cm., 16 by 12.5in.