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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'CHILDHOOD'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 21 May 2012
- crayon and oil pastel on buff-coloured paper
- 19 by 14in., 48.26 by 35.56cm.
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'PORTRAIT OF A RED HAIRED GIRL WEARING A GREEN BLOUSE'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- oil on canvas
- 59.69 by 48.895cm., 23.5 by 19.25in.
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'THE MILL GIRL'
- Price Realised: 4,600
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- pen and ink with watercolour and crayon on tinted paper
- 29 by 20cm., 11.5 by 8in.
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'READING, 1907'
- Price Realised: 4,400
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- crayon
- 13 x 9½in. (33.02 x 24.13cm)
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'ELDERLY WOMAN AND CHILD'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- crayon
- 14Ύ x 10Ύin. (37.47 x 27.31cm)
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'IN THE HEART OF CONNEMARA, 1939'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- watercolour over black chalk
- 29 by 40cm., 11.5 by 15.7 5in.
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'WOMAN BY A GREEN DOOR'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- pen and ink with watercolour
- 9 by 10cm., 3.5 by 4in.
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'GRANDMOTHER AND CHILD'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- crayon
- 14½ x 11½in. (36.83 x 29.21cm)
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'STUDY OF A BELFAST SHAWLIE'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 30 November 2015
- crayon
- 9½ x 7½in. (24.13 x 19.05cm)
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'WOMAN IRONING'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- crayon on paper
- 32 by 25cm., 12.5 by 10in.
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'FEMALE FIGURE'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 29 September 2025
- crayon
- 14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)
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'WOMEN WITH UMBRELLAS'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- charcoal
- 13½ x 19½in. (34.29 x 49.53cm)
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'DRUM AND FIFES'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 25 February 2008
- crayon on buff-coloured paper
- 20 by 27cm., 8 by 10.5in.
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'THE DREDGER - YORK DOCK, (BELFAST) 1908'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- watercolour
- 17 by 27cm., 6.5 by 10.5in.
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'THREE SHAWLIES'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- crayon on paper
- 29 by 24cm., 11.5 by 9.5in.
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'THE GOOD STORY'
- Price Realised: 3,200
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- charcoal on board
- 18Ό x 22in. (46.36 x 55.88cm)
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'VILLAGE PUMP, RUSH AND LUSK'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 28 September 2020
- oil on board
- 12 x 10in. (30.48 x 25.40cm)
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'THE ACCORDION PLAYER'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 30 November 2015
- crayon
- 15½ x 12Όin. (39.37 x 31.12cm)
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'THE SIDE CAR, 1910'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- crayon with watercolour; (squared for transfer)
- 6.25 by 7.75in., 15.625 by 19.375cm.
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'THREE GENERATIONS'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- crayon on board
- 29 x 23in. (73.66 x 58.42cm)
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'WOMAN IRONING'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 01 October 2012
- crayon on paper
- 12.5 by 10in., 32 by 25cm.
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'COMBER RACES, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- charcoal on board
- 20½ x 15½in. (52.07 x 39.37cm)
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'THE MILL GIRLS'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- crayon
- 13 x 9½in. (33.02 x 24.13cm)
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'GIRL RESTING ON A SACK'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 30 November 2015
- ink over pencil with watercolour
- 14 x 10½in. (35.56 x 26.67cm)
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'FROM THE MOAT, DONAGHADEE, COUNTY DOWN, c.1920'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 21 May 2012
- gouache over pencil
- 11.25 by 15.75in., 28.575 by 40.005cm.
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'ARMY OFFICERS CAROUSING'
- Price Realised: 2,793
- Sale: 09 October 2001
- pencil drawing
- 23 by 1537cm., 9 by 605in.
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'THE SAILOR'
- Price Realised: 2,412
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- crayon
- 23 by 33cm., 9 by 13in.
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'ROWING THE CURRACH'
- Price Realised: 2,300
- Sale: 30 November 2009
- wax crayon on paper
- 23 by 18cm., 9 by 7in.