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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'THE BOOK STALL'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 14 March 2011
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'CLOWN WITH HIS CAT'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- oil on board
- 49 by 68cm., 19.2 5 by 26.7 5in.
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'A PICNIC'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 10 December 2005
- oil on board
- 46 by 33cm., 18 by 13in.
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'HORSES ON THE BEACH'
- Price Realised: 2,412
- Sale: 13 March 2001
- oil on board
- 29 by 39cm., 11.5 by 15.5in.
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'THE AUCTION'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 12 December 2022
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'PORTRAIT OF GERARD DILLON c.1957'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on canvas
- 39½ x 30in. (100.33 x 76.20cm)
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'PORTRAIT OF GERARD DILLON c.1957'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on canvas
- 39½ x 30in. (100.33 x 76.20cm)
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'PORTRAIT OF GERARD DILLON c.1957'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on canvas
- 39½ x 30in. (100.33 x 76.20cm)
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'PORTRAIT OF GERARD DILLON c.1957'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on canvas
- 39½ x 30in. (100.33 x 76.20cm)
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'BEFORE THE RACE'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- oil on board
- 20 by 14.5in., 50 by 36.25cm.
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'EXERCISING HORSES'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'PEOPLE IN THE PARK'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- oil on board
- 22 by 28cm., 8.5 by 11in.
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'STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT AND FLOWERS'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- oil on board
- 46 by 36cm., 18 by 14in.
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'BELFAST STREET'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- oil on board
- 32 by 46cm., 12.5 by 18in.
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'A PARIS CAFΙ'
- Price Realised: 2,300
- Sale: 12 December 2022
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'WHITE HYDRANGEA'
- Price Realised: 2,285
- Sale: 13 June 2001
- acrylic on board
- 91 by 61cm., 36 by 24in.
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'PONY RIDES ON THE BEACH'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 28 September 2015
- oil on board
- 13½ x 17½in. (34.29 x 44.45cm)
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'ROAD TO CARLINGFORD LOUGH'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on board
- 27 by 33cm., 10.5 by 13in.
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'CLOWN WITH BLACK PUPPY'
- Price Realised: 2,158
- Sale: 26 June 2000
- oil on canvas
- 48 by 38cm., 19 by 15in.
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'CHILDREN ON THE VILLAGE GREEN'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 27 May 2024
- oil on board
- 15Ό x 19Ύin. (38.74 x 50.17cm)
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'RED POPPIES AND FRUIT'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 27 May 2024
- oil on board
- 19½ x 15½in. (49.53 x 39.37cm)
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'DRINK IN THE PARK'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 28 November 2022
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'SEATED CLOWN WITH BANJO'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on board
- 20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
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'RACES ON THE BEACH'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on board
- 14.25 by 24.25in., 35.625 by 60.625cm.
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'GOING TO MASS'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 07 March 2022
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'ANTIQUES FAIR'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 31 May 2021
- oil on board
- 12 x 16in. (30.48 x 40.64cm)
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'NOTRE DAME AND STALLS AT THE SEINE, PARIS'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'MERRY-GO-ROUND'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 29 September 2014
- oil on board
- 16.5 by 20in., 41.25 by 50cm.