Estella Frances Solomons
Estella Francis Solomons studied at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and the Chelsea School of Art. She studied under Walter Osborne and William Orpen along side Eva Hamilton, William Leech and Mary Swanzy. She was born into a prominent Jewish family in Dublin and was active in the revolutionary movement as a member of Cumann na mBan. Solomons became an associate of the RHA in 1925 and was finally made an honorary member in 1966. She was a prominent printmaker, landscape painter and portraitist. whytes.ie Solomons married the poet Seumus O'Sullivan in 1926 and supported The Dublin Magazine, a literary publication of which he was the editor. As a portrait painter Solomons had notable sitters, including artist Jack Yeats,, poet Austin Clarke, and writers James Stephens and George Russell (AE) as well as the politician Arthur Griffiths. Works of Solomons are held in the Niland Collection, at The Model, Sligo and the National Gallery of Ireland.
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'PORTRAIT OF CARLO MANCINI'
- Price Realised: 6,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on canvas, with the stamp of the Chenil Gallery, Chelsea
- 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
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'SELF PORTRAIT IN BLUE COAT'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on panel
- 34 by 27cm., 13.5 by 10.5in.
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'ON THE SANDHILLS, KILMORE QUAY, COUNTY WEXFORD'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- oil on canvas board
- 25 by 30cm., 10 by 11.7in.
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'DUBLIN BAY'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on panel
- 30 by 38cm., 12 by 15in.
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'A GAY DAY IN DONEGAL, 1915'
- Price Realised: 4,100
- Sale: 01 October 2018
- oil on canvas
- 17 x 21½in. (43.18 x 54.61cm)
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'SEAMUS READING WITH LAMBAY ISLAND IN THE DISTANCE, COUNTY DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- oil on board
- 14 x 16½in. (35.56 x 41.91cm)
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'SEASCAPE, DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 18 November 2003
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 27 by 34cm., 10.5 by 13.5in.
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'RATHFARNHAM WOODS'
- Price Realised: 3,300
- Sale: 20 September 2005
- oil on canvas
- 56 by 30cm., 22 by 12in.
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'SEAMUS O'SULLIVAN ON THE STRAND, COUNTY KERRY'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- oil on canvas laid board
- 11.5 by 17.5in., 28.75 by 43.75cm.
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'BRINGING HOME THE TURF'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 09 December 2006
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'ON HOWTH HEAD'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil on canvas
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'CHILDREN ROCKPOOLING ON THE BEACH'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on canvas
- 10.5 by 14in., 26.25 by 35cm.
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'GREEN HOLLWS'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 30 November 2009
- oil on board
- 37 by 27cm., 14.5 by 10.5in.
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'THE ROTUNDA HOSPITAL, DUBLIN, 1928; PORTMARNOCK; OLD CLOTHES SHOP NEAR CHRISTCHURCH; COLLECTING KINDLING and IN AN ORCHARD, 1916 (SET OF FIVE)'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- etchings
- 16 by 20cm., 6.25 by 7.75in.
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'SWIMMER NEAR ROCKS'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 27 by 36cm., 10.5 by 14in.
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'THE AVENUE, LATE AUTUMN GRANGE HOUSE, RATHFARNHAM'
- Price Realised: 2,700
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 25 by 33cm., 10 by 13in.
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'TRAMORE STRAND, DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 2,666
- Sale: 09 October 2001
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 27 by 36cm., 10.5 by 14in.
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'HEYBRIDGE, ESSEX, 1930'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 28 September 2015
- oil on panel
- 13 x 16in. (33.02 x 40.64cm)
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'DONEGAL LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 2,300
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- oil on panel
- 32 by 41cm., 12.5 by 16in.
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'DOWROS BAY, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 28cm., 15 by 11in.
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'FAMILY GATHERING'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 06 March 2023
- oil on canvas
- 26 x 22in. (66.04 x 55.88cm)
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'SUMMER IN DONEGAL, 1934'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 28 November 2022
- oil on canvas
- 14 x 18in. (35.56 x 45.72cm)
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'THE AVENUE, LATE AUTUMN, GRANGE HOUSE, RATHFARNHAM, COUNTY DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 06 June 2022
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 10 x 13in. (25.40 x 33.02cm)
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'CAPE CORNWALL'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 26 November 2018
- oil on board
- 10Ό x 14Όin. (26.04 x 36.20cm)
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'FIGURES ON THE BEACH NEAR RUSH'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 46cm., 12 by 18in.
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'THE LONGSHIPS'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 25 by 33cm., 10 by 13in.
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'SUNSET, BREAGHY, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on canvas board
- 24 by 34cm., 9.5 by 13.5in.
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'SEAMUS READING IN THE SAND DUNES'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 26 February 2018
- oil on canvas
- 14 x 17in. (35.56 x 43.18cm)