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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'GOING TO MASS'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 26 May 2014
- oil on canvas
- 20 by 24in., 50 by 60cm.
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'VASE OF FLOWERS IN FULL BLOOM'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 10 October 2011
- oil on board
- 43 by 36cm., 17 by 14in.
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'CHRYSANTHEMUM AND FRUIT'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 17 May 2008
- oil on board
- 60 by 42cm., 23.5 by 16.5in.
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'ROSES AND FRUIT'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 09 December 2006
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'PINK FLOWERS IN A JUG'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 27 May 2006
- oil on board
- 61 by 39cm., 24 by 15.5in.
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'VIEW OF THE SACRΙ-COEUR BASILICA, PARIS'
- Price Realised: 1,950
- Sale: 10 December 2016
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
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'CLOWN'
- Price Realised: 1,905
- Sale: 26 June 2000
- oil on board
- 41 by 28cm., 16 by 11in.
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'VILLAGE CAROUSEL'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 16 September 2019
- gouache on board
- 18 x 19½in. (45.72 x 49.53cm)
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'STILL LIFE'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 04 March 2019
- oil on board
- 23Ύ x 36in. (60.33 x 91.44cm)
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'MARKET SCENE, LONGFORD'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 28 May 2018
- oil on board
- 17 x 20½in. (43.18 x 52.07cm)
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'CHILDREN AND HORSES ON THE STRAND'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'MARKET DAY PONY SALE'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- oil on board
- 16½ x 20½in. (41.91 x 52.07cm)
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'AT THE RACES'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 14 March 2011
- oil on board
- 32 by 21cm., 12.5 by 8.25in.
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'SMILING CLOWN'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 13 December 2010
- oil on board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS AND APPLES'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 18 May 2009
- oil on board
- 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
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'A VASE OF PINK FLOWERS'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 26 May 2007
- oil on board
- 61 by 41cm., 24 by 16in.
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'RED CHRISTMAS ROSES IN A VASE'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 26 May 2007
- oil on board
- 50 by 39cm., 19.5 by 15.5in.
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'CLOWN'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 27 May 2006
- oil on board
- 41 by 20cm., 16 by 8in.
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'SEATED CLOWN WITH BANJO'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- oil on board
- 14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)
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'CLOWN WITH MUSIC BOX'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 01 October 2018
- oil on board
- 20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
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'OLD TOWN'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- oil on board
- 49.53 by 39.37cm., 19.5 by 15.5in.
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'CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN A JUG'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 06 December 2008
- oil on board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'WEST OF IRELAND HOMESTEAD'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 29 November 2021
- oil on panel
- 30 x 48in. (76.20 x 121.92cm)
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'MARTHA'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- oil on board
- 35 x 27½in. (88.90 x 69.85cm)
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'AFTERNOON TEA'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- oil on board
- 15½ x 19½in. (39.37 x 49.53cm)
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'MARKET ANTIQUES STALL'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 25 May 2015
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'LUNCH IN DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 10 October 2011
- oil on board
- 26 by 36cm., 10.2 5 by 14in.
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'GARDEN PARTY'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- pen and ink with watercolour and gouache on paper
- 38 by 42cm., 15 by 16.5in.