Micheál de Burca
Micheál de Burca was born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo and studied at the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin. He regularly exhibited with the RHA where landscapes dominated his subject matter. In 1940 he was appointed Art Inspector for the Department of Education and in 1942, acting Director of the National College of Art and Design. De Burca was instrumental in re-establishing the crafts of stained glass, metal work, weaving and painting in the college. He remained in this post until 1970 all the while painting and exhibiting his own works, mainly of the West. www.whytes.ie
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'ACHILL FARMSTEAD'
- Price Realised: €8,000
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- oil on panel
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
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'FIGURES BY A RIVER, ACHILL'
- Price Realised: €3,000
- Sale: 02 March 2009
- oil on canvas
- 52 by 67cm., 20.5 by 26.5in.
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'LOADING TURF AT CARRAROE FOR THE ARAN ISLANDS'
- Price Realised: €1,600
- Sale: 04 March 2019
- watercolour
- 10ľ x 14ľin. (27.31 x 37.47cm)
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'WOMAN FEEDING CHICKENS, MAN LEANING AGAINST COTTAGE WALL WITH TURF STACKS AND SEA BEYOND'
- Price Realised: €1,150
- Sale: 10 October 2011
- watercolour over pencil
- 24 by 34cm., 9.5 by 13.5in.
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'CUT TURF WITH COTTAGES, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: €1,100
- Sale: 14 March 2011
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'BENDS IN THE RIVER, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: €1,100
- Sale: 14 March 2011
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'CONNEMARA LANDSCAPE (NEAR CARNA)'
- Price Realised: €750
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- oil on canvas
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)