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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'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.
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'LADIES BY A PARK BENCH'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- crayon
- 13½ x 9Ύin. (34.29 x 24.77cm)
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'CUTTING SEED POTATOES'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- charcoal on paper
- 13 x 19in. (33.02 x 48.26cm)
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'WOMAN WITH HORSE AND CART'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- pencil
- 19Ύ x 15in. (50.17 x 38.10cm)
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'DONEGAL LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 27 May 2019
- crayon on paper
- 18 x 23in. (45.72 x 58.42cm)
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'CHILD EATING BREAD'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- oil on board
- 10½ x 8Όin. (26.67 x 20.96cm)
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'AT THE RACES, COMBER, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- pastel
- 7½ x 6Όin. (19.05 x 15.88cm)
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'PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER, 1918'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- pencil, charcoal and pastel on tinted paper
- 73 by 44cm., 28.7 5 by 17.5in.
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'POTATO PICKERS'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 29 May 2017
- pencil
- 8Ό x 11in. (20.96 x 27.94cm)
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'BRIGID'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 30 November 2015
- charcoal
- 7Ύ x 6Ύin. (19.69 x 17.15cm)
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'THE NEW FROCK'
- Price Realised: 1,600
- Sale: 16 September 2019
- crayon on paper
- 21Ό x 16½in. (53.98 x 41.91cm)
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'THE CHASE HOME'
- Price Realised: 1,600
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- pencil
- 15 x 20in. (38.10 x 50.80cm)
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'FIREMEN'
- Price Realised: 1,600
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- pen and ink over pencil
- 24 by 28cm., 9.5 by 11in.
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'FIR TREES, CAVEHILL, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: 1,500
- Sale: 06 March 2023
- crayon
- 17 x 13½in. (43.18 x 34.29cm)
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'THATCHED COTTAGE, DUNDRUM, COUNTY DOWN, 1938'
- Price Realised: 1,500
- Sale: 28 September 2020
- oil pastel over watercolour on card
- 11 x 15in. (27.94 x 38.10cm)
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'COTTAGE AND TREES'
- Price Realised: 1,500
- Sale: 02 October 2017
- watercolour
- 8 x 10½in. (20.32 x 26.67cm)
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'TREES'
- Price Realised: 1,500
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- watercolour
- 11Ύ x 8in. (29.85 x 20.32cm)
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'MAN OF THE HOME FRONT'
- Price Realised: 1,400
- Sale: 16 September 2019
- crayon
- 11½ x 5½in. (29.21 x 13.97cm)
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'WITHIN THE LAMPS OF BELFAST, 1908'
- Price Realised: 1,400
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- watercolour and ink
- 13 x 10in. (33.02 x 25.40cm)
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'QUEEN'S BRIDGE, BELFAST'
- Price Realised: 1,400
- Sale: 02 October 2017
- watercolour
- 10½ x 14Ύin. (26.67 x 37.47cm)
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'THE OLD COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY OFFICE, 1930'
- Price Realised: 1,300
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- crayon
- 9½ x 7Ύin. (24.13 x 19.69cm)
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'THE SULKY CHILD'
- Price Realised: 1,250
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- crayon
- 18½ x 13½in. (46.99 x 34.29cm)
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'RICHARD ROWLEY'S COTTAGE IN THE MOURNES, 1922'
- Price Realised: 1,200
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- charcoal and crayon
- 9.75 by 13.75in., 24.375 by 34.375cm.
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'"HOW'S THAT"'
- Price Realised: 1,150
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- pen and ink; (squared up for transfer)
- 8 x 12½in. (20.32 x 31Ύcm)
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'"HOW'S THAT" [COLOUR VERSION]'
- Price Realised: 1,150
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- crayon
- 9 x 11in. (22.86 x 27.94cm)
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'MILL WORKERS, BELFAST, 1906'
- Price Realised: 1,050
- Sale: 03 April 2017
- crayon
- 7 x 8Ύin. (17.78 x 22.23cm)