William Conor
Celebrated for his warm and sympathetic portrayals of working-class life in Ulster, William Conor studied at the Government School of Design in Belfast in the 1890s. He initially worked as a commercial artist and print maker, before being commissioned during WWI by the British government to produce official records of soldiers and munitions workers. He moved to London in 1920 and there met and socialised with such artists as Sir John Lavery and Augustus John. www.whytes.ie He exhibited at the RA in 1921 and in Dublin at the RHA from 1918-1967, showing there nearly 200 works. Conor was one of the first Academicians when the Belfast Art Society became the Ulster Academy of Arts in 1930. He became an Associate RHA in 1938 and a full member in 1946. Exhibitions at the Victor Waddington Galleries were held in 1944 and 1948. In 1952 he was awarded the OBE and in 1957 he was elected President of the RUA - an office he held until 1964. More than 50 works of his in crayon and watercolour are in the permanent collections of the Ulster Museum. www.whytes.ie
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'MOTHER AND CHILD'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 76.2 by 63.5cm., 30 by 25in.
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'BANDSTAND, BOTANIC GARDENS, BELFAST'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- watercolour and crayon
- 64 by 75cm., 25 by 29.5in.
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'IN THE MORNING (MILL GIRLS GOING TO WORK)'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- pen and ink with pencil and blue crayon on paper laid on car
- 30 by 21cm., 12 by 8.25in.
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'WASH DAY'
- Price Realised: 9,500
- Sale: 29 May 2017
- crayon
- 23 x 19in. (58.42 x 48.26cm)
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'TWO WOMEN AND A GIRL ON A BELFAST STREET'
- Price Realised: 9,200
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- pencil and crayon on paper
- 34 by 23cm., 13.2 5 by 9.25in.
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'SHARING A JOKE ON MARKET DAY'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- crayon and pastel on tinted paper
- 37 by 46cm., 14.5 by 18in.
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'PORTRAIT OF A RED HAIRED GIRL WEARING A GREEN BLOUSE'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
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'THE SEE-SAW'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- crayon
- 13½ x 18½in. (34.29 x 46.99cm)
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'THE SEE-SAW (BOTANIC GARDENS)'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 10 October 2011
- crayon on paper
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'NEAR SHAW'S BRIDGE and HILLSBOROUGH, COUNTY DOWN, 1935 (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 8,200
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- watercolour
- 28 by 36cm., 11 by 14.2in.
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'JEAN'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 46 by 36cm., 18 by 14in.
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'FIREMEN, AFTER THE BLITZ, BELFAST'
- Price Realised: 7,500
- Sale: 28 November 2022
- crayon
- 18½ x 12½in. (46.99 x 31Ύcm)
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'THE ACCORDION PLAYER'
- Price Realised: 7,000
- Sale: 02 October 2017
- crayon
- 21 x 15in. (53.34 x 38.10cm)
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'AFTER THE RAID, c.1941'
- Price Realised: 6,800
- Sale: 09 March 2026
- crayon
- 14 x 18in. (35.56 x 45.72cm)
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'THE SCALLYWAG'
- Price Realised: 6,600
- Sale: 30 November 2015
- crayon
- 14 x 9½in. (35.56 x 24.13cm)
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'AT THE MARKETS, 1907'
- Price Realised: 6,100
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed upper right; inscribed and dated upper left
- 23 by 18cm., 9.25 by 7.25in.
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'WEDDING AT JOY STREET, BELFAST, c.1923'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- pastel
- 32 x 28in. (81.28 x 71.12cm)
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'WEDDING AT JOY STREET, BELFAST, c.1923'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- pastel
- 32 x 28in. (81.28 x 71.12cm)
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'WEDDING AT JOY STREET, BELFAST, c.1923'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- pastel
- 32 x 28in. (81.28 x 71.12cm)
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'WEDDING AT JOY STREET, BELFAST, c.1923'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- pastel
- 32 x 28in. (81.28 x 71.12cm)
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'MEN BEATING LAMBEG DRUMS'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 30 May 2016
- pastel on paper
- 18Ό x 13Ύin. (46.36 x 34.93cm)
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'THE DELPH WOMAN'
- Price Realised: 5,500
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- crayon drawing
- 29 by 24cm., 11.5 by 9.5in.
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'TONIGHT WE DANCE'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 04 December 2023
- crayon
- 9 x 7in. (22.86 x 17.78cm)
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'GOING FOR THE BALLYGULLION BUS'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- crayon
- 15Ύ x 10½in. (40.01 x 26.67cm)
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'SINGING A TUNE'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 11 December 2011
- oil pastel and crayon on paper
- 42 by 31cm., 16.5 by 12.2 5in.
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'MARY ELLEN, THE ARTISTS SISTER'
- Price Realised: 5,078
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'SINGING A TUNE'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- oil pastel and crayon on paper
- 16½ x 12Όin. (41.91 x 31.12cm)
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'DETAIL FROM THE WEDDING'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- pastel on buff-coloured paper
- 14 by 28cm., 5.5 by 11in.