Mildred Anne Butler
Butler was born in 1858, and resided for most of her life at her family home Kilmurry in Co. Kilkenny. The rural, idyllic setting of the estate would inspire Butler throughout her career. In 1884 she first exhibited two watercolours at the Irish Fine Art Society exhibition in Cork. In the following year she travelled to France, Switzerland and Italy, where she sketched tirelessly. She then went to London where she studied under Paul Jacob Naftel. In 1888 her work appeared at the Dudley Gallery, London and she began to exhibit at the Watercolour Society of Ireland in 1892. Her work soon entered the Royal collection when it was included in a book of watercolours presented to Princess May by the Society of Lady Artists on the occasion of her marriage to the Duke of York. Beginning in 1891 Butler participated in five RHA exhibitions. She was also one of the first nine academicians elected to the Ulster Academy of Arts in 1930. www.whytes.ie During the 1890s Butler followed the example of many of her contemporaries and travelled to Newlyn, Cornwall with her fellow artist May Guinness. Both artists studied under Norman Garstin. The Morning Bath exhibited in the Royal Academy exhibition in 1896 was very well-received and was purchased by the Chantrey Bequest this was a rare honour for a female artist. Butler mainly exhibited in England throughout her career, however the Irish countryside was the main inspiration for many of her works. The artist painted little in the final years of her life. She died in 1941. In the 1970s some works from her private collection were sold in Christies in London. Following the sale a retrospective was held in Kilkenny and Dublin. Works by Mildred Anne Butler can be found in public collections throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom, including the Tate Gallery, London and National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. www.whytes.ie
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'POPPIES'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 09 March 2020
- watercolour
- 9½ x 7½in. (24.13 x 19.05cm)
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'PEACOCKS'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 01 October 2018
- watercolour
- 7½ x 10Όin. (19.05 x 26.04cm)
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'WILD FLOWERS, KILMURRAY'
- Price Realised: 1,904
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- watercolour
- 20 by 13cm., 8 by 5in.
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'REAR OF KILMURRAY HOUSE, COUNTY KILKENNY'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- watercolour
- 10Ύ x 14½in. (27.31 x 36.83cm)
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'DUCK POND'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 26 February 2018
- watercolour
- 10Ό x 6Ύin. (26.04 x 17.15cm)
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'PEACOCKS AT KILMURRY, COUNTY KILKENNY'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- watercolour
- 9Ό x 13Όin. (23½ x 33.66cm)
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'KILMURRY GARDEN'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 28 November 2011
- watercolour
- 19 by 37cm., 7.5 by 14.5in.
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'TREE IN THE GROUNDS AT KILMURRY, COUNTY KILKENNY'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- watercolour
- 26 by 18cm., 10.2 5 by 7in.
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'SNOW DROPS'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 30 May 2011
- watercolour
- 17 by 24cm., 6.75 by 9.5in.
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'CATS BENEATH A WALL'
- Price Realised: 1,400
- Sale: 04 March 2013
- watercolour heightened with white
- 7.75 by 10.25in., 19.375 by 25.625cm.
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'MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 1,400
- Sale: 17 September 2002
- watercolour
- 27 by 37cm., 10.5 by 14.5in.
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'COW GRAZING, KILMURRY'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 26 February 2018
- watercolour
- 4Ύ x 6Ύin. (12.07 x 17.15cm)
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'WOODLAND FLOWERS'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- watercolour
- 9Ό x 7Ύin. (23½ x 19.69cm)
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'SHEEP GRAZING'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 26 February 2018
- watercolour
- 7 x 9½in. (17.78 x 24.13cm)
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'SHE IS ROUSED TO THE FACT'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 15 December 2007
- pen and ink with watercolour
- 13 by 11cm., 5 by 4.5in.
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'DAFFODILS'
- Price Realised: 700
- Sale: 04 March 2019
- watercolour
- 7½ x 5Ύin. (19.05 x 14.61cm)
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'THE DUST BATH'
- Price Realised: 650
- Sale: 04 October 2010
- watercolour over pencil on paper
- 12 by 16cm., 4.75 by 6.25in.
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'FLOWERS BY A RIVERBANK'
- Price Realised: 550
- Sale: 25 May 2015
- watercolour
- 6Ύ x 4Ύin. (17.15 x 12.07cm)
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'FLOWER STUDIES - DOUBLE SIDED'
- Price Realised: 533
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- watercolour
- 13 by 22cm., 5 by 8.5in.