Gladys Maccabe
Gladys Maccabe was born in Randalstown, Co. Antrim, to an artistic couple - her mother Elizabeth was a designer in the linen business, and her father George Chalmers, a former army officer, was an artist specialising in calligraphy and illumination. One of her ancestors was a famous 18th century Scottish painter, Sir George Chalmers. She had a picture published in the Royal Drawing Society's magazine when she was 16 years old and went on to study at the Belfast College of Art. In 1941 she married fellow artist and musician, the late Max Maccabe. Gladys and Max exhibited together on many occasions, starting in Ireland at Robinson & Cleaver in Belfast, 1942, and in England at the Kensington Art Gallery in 1949. Gladys formed the Ulster Society of Women Artists in 1957, and she and her husband were members of the Ulster Contemporary Group which included Dan O'Neill, George Campbell and Gerard Dillon (q.q.v.). In 1961 she was elected a Member of the ROI, and she is also a Royal Ulster Academician, a Fellow of the Royal Fine Arts Society, and has received many honours including the 1984 World Culture Prize. Gladys Maccabe was a fashion and arts correspondent in the 1960s, working for both newspapers and television. Examples of her work are in The Ulster Museum, The Royal Ulster Academy, The Arts Council of Ireland Collection, The Imperial War Museum and many other permanent collections.
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'AT THE COUNTY SHOW'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on board
- 17½ x 28½in. (44.45 x 72.39cm)
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'THE MERRY-GO-ROUND'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 04 March 2013
- oil on board
- 16 by 20in., 40 by 50cm.
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'THE ANTIQUE SHOP'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on board
- 47 by 66cm., 18.5 by 26in.
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'FAIR DAY'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 02 March 2009
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'TURF CART'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- oil on board
- 25 by 36cm., 10 by 14in.
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'STILL LIFE'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
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'FAIR DAY'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'BOOTERSTOWN CARNIVAL'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on board
- 34 by 42cm., 13.5 by 16.5in.
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'BUSY ANTIQUES SHOP'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 02 October 2017
- oil on board
- 15½ x 19½in. (39.37 x 49.53cm)
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'ASCOT RACES'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 16 September 2019
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
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'CLOWN'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on board
- 41 by 20cm., 16 by 8in.
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'LANDSCAPE WITH THATCHED COTTAGE AND A WOMAN FEEDING HENS ON A PATH'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 06 December 2008
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'CLOWN WITH BANJO'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- oil on board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'JUGGLING CLOWN'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 17 September 2002
- oil on board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'PUNCH AND JUDY'
- Price Realised: 2,793
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'LAMAS FAIR, BALLYCASTLE, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: 2,700
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- oil on board
- 15½ x 19½in. (39.37 x 49.53cm)
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'LADIES DAY AT THE RACES'
- Price Realised: 2,700
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- oil on board
- 15½ x 19½in. (39.37 x 49.53cm)
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'STILL LIFE - VASE OF FLOWERS'
- Price Realised: 2,666
- Sale: 19 November 2001
- oil on board
- 36 by 25cm., 14 by 10in.
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'CLOWN WITH BALLOONS'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 26 November 2018
- oil on board
- 20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
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'AT THE FAIRGROUND'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 29 February 2016
- oil on board
- 15½ x 19½in. (39.37 x 49.53cm)
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'MARKET DAY'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 30 May 2011
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'AT THE ANTIQUE MARKET'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'ARTISTIC CORNER'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- oil on board
- 27 by 25cm., 10.5 by 10in.
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'CLOWN WITH BANJO'
- Price Realised: 2,539
- Sale: 13 June 2001
- oil on board
- 36 by 25cm., 14 by 10in.
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'THE MUSICIANS'
- Price Realised: 2,539
- Sale: 13 March 2001
- oil oon board
- 39 by 29cm., 15.5 by 11.5in.
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'GOING TO MASS'
- Price Realised: 2,539
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'SUNDAY IN THE PARK'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 30 May 2016
- oil on board
- 19 x 29in. (48.26 x 73.66cm)
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'MONTMARTRE, PARIS'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 28 September 2015
- oil on board
- 13Ύ x 17Ύin. (34.93 x 45.09cm)