Gladys Maccabe
Gladys Maccabe was born in Randalstown, Co. Antrim, to an artistic couple - her mother Elizabeth was a designer in the linen business, and her father George Chalmers, a former army officer, was an artist specialising in calligraphy and illumination. One of her ancestors was a famous 18th century Scottish painter, Sir George Chalmers. She had a picture published in the Royal Drawing Society's magazine when she was 16 years old and went on to study at the Belfast College of Art. In 1941 she married fellow artist and musician, the late Max Maccabe. Gladys and Max exhibited together on many occasions, starting in Ireland at Robinson & Cleaver in Belfast, 1942, and in England at the Kensington Art Gallery in 1949. Gladys formed the Ulster Society of Women Artists in 1957, and she and her husband were members of the Ulster Contemporary Group which included Dan O'Neill, George Campbell and Gerard Dillon (q.q.v.). In 1961 she was elected a Member of the ROI, and she is also a Royal Ulster Academician, a Fellow of the Royal Fine Arts Society, and has received many honours including the 1984 World Culture Prize. Gladys Maccabe was a fashion and arts correspondent in the 1960s, working for both newspapers and television. Examples of her work are in The Ulster Museum, The Royal Ulster Academy, The Arts Council of Ireland Collection, The Imperial War Museum and many other permanent collections.
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'THE DONKEY RIDE'
- Price Realised: €4,000
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- oil on board
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'HORSE FAIR, GALWAY'
- Price Realised: €4,000
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'THE RACE MEETING'
- Price Realised: €4,000
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on board
- 23 by 36cm., 9 by 14in.
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'GYPSY ENCAMPMENT'
- Price Realised: €4,000
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- oil on board
- 30 by 36cm., 12 by 14in.
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'BRIC-A-BRAC STALL, OUTDOOR MARKET'
- Price Realised: €4,000
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'HORSE FAIR'
- Price Realised: €4,000
- Sale: 19 November 2002
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW IN THE PARK'
- Price Realised: €3,809
- Sale: 13 June 2001
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'GOING TO MASS'
- Price Realised: €3,800
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'STILL LIFE'
- Price Realised: €3,800
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on board
- 51 by 84cm., 20 by 33in.
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'AT THE RACES'
- Price Realised: €3,800
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- oil on board
- 24 by 34cm., 9.5 by 13.5in.
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'MARKET DAY'
- Price Realised: €3,800
- Sale: 17 September 2002
- oil on board
- 30 by 41cm., 12 by 16in.
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'THE BAND STAND'
- Price Realised: €3,600
- Sale: 01 October 2018
- oil on board
- 16 x 24in. (40.64 x 60.96cm)
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'VIEW OF THE SACRÉ-COEUR BASILICA, PARIS'
- Price Realised: €3,600
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- oil on canvas
- 20 by 24in., 50.8 by 60.96cm.
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'STALLS AT THE SEINE WITH VIEW OF NOTRE DAME, c.1964'
- Price Realised: €3,600
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- oil on board
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'ISABEL WITH HER CAT'
- Price Realised: €3,500
- Sale: 28 September 2020
- oil on canvas
- 16 x 11in. (40.64 x 27.94cm)
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'ANTIQUE SHOP, COUNTY DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: €3,500
- Sale: 17 May 2008
- oil on board
- 36 by 57cm., 14 by 22.5in.
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'JUGGLING CLOWN'
- Price Realised: €3,500
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- oil on board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'THE SWEETIE SHOP'
- Price Realised: €3,400
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'GOING TO CHURCH'
- Price Realised: €3,400
- Sale: 30 May 2011
- oil on board
- 41 by 52cm., 16 by 20.5in.
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'FASHION AT ASCOT'
- Price Realised: €3,300
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- oil on board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'ON THE BEACH AT BALLYVESTER, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: €3,300
- Sale: 09 December 2006
- oil on board
- 27 by 37cm., 10.7 5 by 14.5in.
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'ISABEL WITH HER CAT'
- Price Realised: €3,200
- Sale: 29 November 2021
- oil on board
- 20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
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'BEFORE THE RACE'
- Price Realised: €3,200
- Sale: 21 May 2012
- oil with gouache on board
- 19.5 by 26.5in., 49.53 by 67.31cm.
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'GOING TO MASS'
- Price Realised: €3,200
- Sale: 30 May 2011
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'FAIRGROUND'
- Price Realised: €3,200
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'DONEGAL MARKET, 1974'
- Price Realised: €3,200
- Sale: 15 December 2007
- oil on board
- 36 by 41cm., 14 by 16in.
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'CLOWN WITH CAT'
- Price Realised: €3,200
- Sale: 12 June 2005
- oil on board
- 50 by 39cm., 19.5 by 15.5in.
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'PORTRAIT OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'
- Price Realised: €3,200
- Sale: 08 May 2002
- oil on board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.