Richard John Croft
Born in London, Dick Croft studied at Bromley College of Art 1951-55 and Brighton College of Art 1957-58. He travelled to Belfast in 1959 to Dunlambert School, Fortwilliam and then succeeded Wilfred Stewart as Head of Art at Annadale Grammar School. In 1966 he won a commended prize in the Gallagher Portrait Competition. He was a founder member of Group 63 in London and the Octagon Gallery, Belfast. Recent solo exhibitions have been held at the Kilkock Gallery, Kildare (1996) and the Bell Gallery, Belfast (2000). He has also participated in numerous IELA exhibitions as well as the annual RHA and RUA shows. He is represented in the collections of the Crawford Gallery, Cork, the Ulster Museum and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. www.whytes.ie
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'DONAGHADEE, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: €4,600
- Sale: 12 June 2005
- oil on board
- 57 by 118cm., 22.5 by 46.5in.
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'PORTAFERRY, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: €1,400
- Sale: 10 December 2005
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 41cm., 16 by 16in.
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'PORTAVOGIE HARBOUR, COUNTY DOWN, circa 1972'
- Price Realised: €1,000
- Sale: 06 December 2008
- oil on board
- 39 by 53cm., 15.5 by 20.7 5in.
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![CAUSEWAY COAST, [DUNSEVERICK] NORTH ANTRIM, 1971 by Richard John Croft sold for €900 at Whyte's Auctions](/images/archive/20130527/101.jpg "CAUSEWAY COAST, [DUNSEVERICK] NORTH ANTRIM, 1971 by Richard John Croft sold for €900 at Whyte's Auctions")
'CAUSEWAY COAST, [DUNSEVERICK] NORTH ANTRIM, 1971'
- Price Realised: €900
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 43in., 75 by 107.5cm.
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'GREYABBEY, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: €600
- Sale: 24 October 2016
- oil on canvas
- 24 x 30in. (60.96 x 76.20cm)
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'BALLYWATER'
- Price Realised: €550
- Sale: 17 February 2020
- oil on canvas
- 26 x 36in. (66.04 x 91.44cm)