Maurice Canning Wilks

Maurice Canning Wilks was born in 1910 in Belfast. He was the son of a linen designer and attended evening classes at the Belfast College of Art. At the age of 19, he won a scholarship that allowed him to study there full-time. Living in Cushendun, Co. Antrim Wilks was a landscape painter, depicting the west and north of rural Ireland including Donegal and Kerry. He was an associate member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin where he exhibited works between 1933 and 1979. In addition, Wilks became a full member of the Royal Ulster Academy and showed works at the Waddington Gallery, Dublin. Examples of his work can be found in various public collections including the Ulster Museum and the Office of Public Works, Dublin. (whytes.ie)

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'CONNEMARA MAN'
- Price Realised: €33,000
- Sale: 19 February 2002
- oil on canvas
- 64 by 76cm., 25 by 30in.
'WOMEN OF DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: €25,000
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 66cm., 20 by 26in.
'TURF GATHERED, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: €21,000
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
'MEN OF THE WEST'
- Price Realised: €17,000
- Sale: 02 October 2017
- oil on canvas
- 19½ x 25½in. (49.53 x 64.77cm)
'MAGHERGALLON, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: €16,000
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
'SUMMER DAY, CUSHENDUN, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: €16,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on canvas
- 64 by 76cm., 25 by 30in.
'INTERIOR OF IRISH COTTAGE'
- Price Realised: €12,000
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed lower right; inscribed with title and original price (35gns) on reverse
- 46 by 56cm., 18 by 22in.
'AT ROUNDSTONE, CONNEMARA, COUNTY GALWAY'
- Price Realised: €9,500
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 91cm., 18 by 36in.
'LOUGH SHINDILLA, COUNTY GALWAY'
- Price Realised: €9,000
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 91cm., 18 by 36in.
'WOMEN AND HENS OUTSIDE THATCHED COTTAGES, MOUNTAINS BEYOND'
- Price Realised: €9,000
- Sale: 20 September 2005
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
'GALWAY LANDSCAPE ON WEST COAST CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: €8,500
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 76cm., 16 by 30in.
'EVENING LIGHT, MUCKISH MOUNTAIN, CO. DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: €8,253
- Sale: 13 June 2001
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 56cm., 18 by 22in.
'THATCHED COTTAGES AND FIELDS BY THE SEA'
- Price Realised: €8,200
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
'EVENING, ROCKFORT BAY, CUSHENDUN, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: €8,200
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed lower right
- 41 by 50cm., 16 by 19.5in.
'SUMMER AFTERNOON, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: €8,000
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in.
'GALWAY COTTAGES, ROUNDSTONE, COUNTY GALWAY'
- Price Realised: €8,000
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
'LANDSCAPE, ROUNDSTONE, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: €8,000
- Sale: 19 November 2002
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
'EVENING LIGHT, WEST COAST CONNEMARA, COUNTY GALWAY'
- Price Realised: €7,500
- Sale: 19 February 2002
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
'CONNEMARA LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: €7,200
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 91cm., 18 by 36in.
'ABOVE LETTERFRACK, COUNTY GALWAY and BEN LETTERY FROM BALLYNAHINCH, COUNTY GALWAY (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: €7,000
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
'LANDSCAPE CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: €6,856
- Sale: 13 June 2001
- oil on canvas
- 44 by 90cm., 17.5 by 35.5in.
'COTTAGES AT GLEN, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: €6,600
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
'SPRING IN CONNEMARA NEAR ROUNDSTONE, COUNTY GALWAY'
- Price Realised: €6,500
- Sale: 10 December 2005
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
'FIGURES ON THE STRAND, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: €6,500
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 56cm., 18 by 22in.
'BALLINTOY VILLAGE, COUNTRY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: €6,400
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
'ENTRANCE TO INAGH VALLEY, CONNEMARA, circa 1982'
- Price Realised: €6,200
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
'CONNEMARA LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: €6,200
- Sale: 19 November 2002
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
'AT RECESS, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: €6,000
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 91cm., 18 by 36in.