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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'SOFTLY SLEEPING, 1910'
- Price Realised: 1,000
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- ink over wax crayon on paper
- 5½ x 7Όin. (13.97 x 18.42cm)
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'HORSE AND CART'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 26 February 2018
- crayon
- 10Ύ x 9Όin. (27.31 x 23½cm)
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'THE FIDDLER and WRITING A CHRISTMAS CARD, c.1953'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 26 May 2014
- ink and watercolour; (1); ink and crayon on paper; (1)
- 5 by 4.5in., 12.5 by 11.25cm.
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'WOMAN READING, 1910'
- Price Realised: 900
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- ink over wax crayon on paper
- 5½ x 4½in. (13.97 x 11.43cm)
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'OLD BELFAST SHAWLIE'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- crayon on paper
- 9 x 7in. (22.86 x 17.78cm)
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'FIGURE IN A DOORWAY'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 24 October 2016
- crayon on paper
- 9½ x 5½in. (24.13 x 13.97cm)
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'MOLLY, c.1925'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- pencil and contι on paper
- 28.575 by 22.86cm., 11.25 by 9in.
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'THE DOWAGER'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 14 December 2020
- crayon on tinted paper; (squared for transfer)
- 9½ x 7in. (24.13 x 17.78cm)
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'CUNARD SAILOR, BELFAST, 1927'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- charcoal and coloured pencil on paper
- 13.5 by 9.5in., 34.29 by 24.13cm.
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'IN THE BELFAST STREETS, 1908 and MEETING AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE STEPS, 1909 (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 700
- Sale: 09 July 2018
- ink and crayon; (mounted but unframed)
- 6 x 7in. (15.24 x 17.78cm)
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'LAUGHING GIRL'
- Price Realised: 680
- Sale: 24 October 2016
- ink and watercolour
- 4Ύ x 4in. (12.07 x 10.16cm)
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'WOMAN WITH SHAWL, 1906'
- Price Realised: 620
- Sale: 17 July 2017
- crayon
- 9 x 4½in. (22.86 x 11.43cm)
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'PORTRAIT SKETCH'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- watercolour and ink
- 4 x 3in. (10.16 x 7.62cm)
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'LAUGHING GIRL and SANTA CLAUS, 1961 (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 580
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- watercolour over ink and crayon on paper; (1); coloured pencil over ink and pencil on paper; (1)
- 4 by 3in., 10 by 7.5cm.
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'ROWING THE BOAT'
- Price Realised: 560
- Sale: 18 October 2021
- crayon on paper mounted on board
- 19Ό x 15Ύin. (48.90 x 40.01cm)
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'THREE FIGURES'
- Price Realised: 500
- Sale: 23 October 2017
- pen and ink; (unframed)
- 10 x 13Ύin. (25.40 x 34.93cm)
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'HOLY NIGHT'
- Price Realised: 480
- Sale: 01 July 2024
- pen, ink and watercolour
- 5 x 4in. (12.70 x 10.16cm)
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'WATCH THIS'
- Price Realised: 440
- Sale: 17 July 2017
- ink; (unframed)
- 9Ό x 9½in. (23½ x 24.13cm)
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'FULL HOUSE, 1910'
- Price Realised: 420
- Sale: 23 October 2017
- crayon and ink
- 7 x 6Ύin. (17.78 x 17.15cm)
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'GROUP OF MEN ROAD BOWLING & TWO LADIES (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 400
- Sale: 09 December 2018
- crayon; (2); (unframed)
- 13½ x 10in. (34.29 x 25.40cm)
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'RUSH TO LUSK, STREET SCENES (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 400
- Sale: 09 December 2018
- pencil and crayon on paper; (2); (unframed)
- 10½ x 14½in. (26.67 x 36.83cm)
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'TYPES WAR PENSIONS ROOMS, 1907'
- Price Realised: 375
- Sale: 24 October 2016
- pencil and crayon
- 8Ύ x 5Όin. (22.23 x 13.34cm)
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'LETTERS TO FELLOW ARTIST PATRICK STEVENSON, CHRISTMAS 1963 and APRIL 1984'
- Price Realised: 350
- Sale: 13 December 2023
- hand-written letters with hand-coloured prints; (2); (framed together)
- 10 x 7½in. (25.40 x 19.05cm)
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'WOODLAND SCENE'
- Price Realised: 300
- Sale: 03 April 2017
- watercolour; (unframed)
- 8 x 6in. (20.32 x 15.24cm)
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''A DISCUSSION?''
- Price Realised: 290
- Sale: 09 December 2018
- pen and ink on card
- 9Ύ x 9½in. (24.77 x 24.13cm)
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![PAIR OF CHRISTMAS CARDS [c.1964] by William Conor sold for 200 at Whyte's Auctions](/images/auction/819/54100.jpg "PAIR OF CHRISTMAS CARDS [c.1964] by William Conor sold for 200 at Whyte's Auctions")
'PAIR OF CHRISTMAS CARDS [c.1964]'
- Price Realised: 200
- Sale: 11 December 2017
- watercolour; (1); hand-coloured print; (1); (unframed)
- 6 x 4in. (15.24 x 10.16cm)
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'FEMALE FIGURE STUDY'
- Price Realised: 200
- Sale: 11 December 2017
- ink on tinted paper
- 6½ x 4Ύin. (16.51 x 12.07cm)
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'The Irish Scene'
- Price Realised: 190
- Sale: 12 June 2005