Charles Harper
Charles Harper was born on Valencia Island Co. Kerry in 1943. He studied art at Limerick School of Art and the National College of Art in Dublin as well as filmmaking in Bonn, Germany. He exhibits regularly in Ireland and abroad. Harper primarily uses a metaphoric approach to painting using such motifs as the boat, angels, balance, landscape, and the figure. He has represented Ireland many times abroad in such countries as India, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, England, France, the US and Sweden. He has received eight National Awards for his painting, including First prize for Painting commemorating the 1916 Rising at the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, The Carrols Open Award at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1971, the Arts Councils Bonn an Uachtarain de Hide at The Oireachtas Art Exhibition. His work is included in many important public and private collections including the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to name a few. He was a lecturer at Limerick School of Art and Design (LIT), now retired. He is a founder member of Aosdαna and a member of the RHA since 2002. www.whytes.ie
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'SELF PORTRAIT'
- Price Realised: 560
- Sale: 28 March 2022
- oil on board
- 32 x 23in. (81.28 x 58.42cm)
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'BODY TENTION, 1997'
- Price Realised: 560
- Sale: 23 February 2015
- pencil, pastel and watercolour
- 19 x 25.70in. (48.26 x 65.28cm)
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'COMPOSITION NO. B'
- Price Realised: 500
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- oil on canvas
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'MAN OF INISHTURK, 1978'
- Price Realised: 500
- Sale: 11 December 2017
- watercolour and pastel
- 21 x 28½in. (53.34 x 72.39cm)
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'END RACE, 2003'
- Price Realised: 460
- Sale: 17 July 2017
- watercolour on Thai silk paper
- 8 x 11in. (20.32 x 27.94cm)
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'GUARDIAN ANGEL, 2000'
- Price Realised: 380
- Sale: 17 July 2017
- watercolour on Japanese paper
- 8Ό x 11Όin. (20.96 x 28.58cm)
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'REGENERATING ANGEL, 2001'
- Price Realised: 320
- Sale: 17 July 2017
- watercolour on Japanese paper
- 8 x 11Όin. (20.32 x 28.58cm)
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'SILHOUETTE, 1965; FIGURE IN WHEELCHAIR, 1972 and FIGURE WITH UMBRELLA, 1972 (SET OF 3)'
- Price Realised: 300
- Sale: 24 November 2014
- etching; (3)
- 12½ x 15½in. (31Ύ x 39.37cm)
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'NUDE STUDIES'
- Price Realised: 260
- Sale: 01 July 2024
- pen and ink
- 11Ύ x 16in. (29.85 x 40.64cm)
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'UNVOK'D HUMOUR OF IDLENESS, 1990'
- Price Realised: 260
- Sale: 25 July 2016
- watercolour and ink
- 22 x 30in. (55.88 x 76.20cm)
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'SEATED WOMAN'
- Price Realised: 230
- Sale: 09 December 2018
- watercolour
- 17Ό x 24Όin. (43.82 x 61.60cm)
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'NUDE STUDIES'
- Price Realised: 180
- Sale: 09 July 2018
- pen and ink
- 11Ό x 15Όin. (28.58 x 38.74cm)
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'MALE MODEL'
- Price Realised: 180
- Sale: 09 July 2018
- pen and ink
- 13½ x 12Ύin. (34.29 x 32.39cm)
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'FIGURE STUDY, 2005'
- Price Realised: 160
- Sale: 01 July 2024
- ink and wash
- 21Ύ x 29½in. (55Ό x 74.93cm)