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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'SMILING CLOWN'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on board
- 20 x 15Ύin. (50.80 x 40.01cm)
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'MOTHER AND CHILD'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 05 October 2020
- oil on board
- 28 x 24½in. (71.12 x 62.23cm)
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'THE LITTLE GARDENER'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- oil on board
- 18½ x 14½in. (46.99 x 36.83cm)
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'THE STUDENT'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 04 March 2019
- oil on board
- 28Ό x 40Όin. (71.76 x 102.24cm)
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'SELF PORTRAIT'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 09 December 2018
- oil on board
- 16Ύ x 13in. (42.55 x 33.02cm)
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'FLOWERS'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 30 May 2016
- oil on board
- 13Ύ x 9Ύin. (34.93 x 24.77cm)
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'STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS AND FRUIT'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- oil on board
- 20 by 16in., 50 by 40cm.
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'FEEDING THE CHICKENS'
- Price Realised: 900
- Sale: 18 October 2021
- oil on board
- 15Ό x 19in. (38.74 x 48.26cm)
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'SAMUEL BECKETT'
- Price Realised: 900
- Sale: 27 May 2019
- watercolour
- 11Ύ x 9½in. (29.85 x 24.13cm)
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'STILL LIFE'
- Price Realised: 850
- Sale: 16 September 2019
- watercolour
- 7½ x 15in. (19.05 x 38.10cm)
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'FLOWER STALL, COUNTY DOWN MARKETS'
- Price Realised: 850
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- oil on board
- 12 by 16in., 30 by 40cm.
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'ON THE BEACH, COUNTY DOWN'
- Price Realised: 850
- Sale: 04 March 2013
- oil on board
- 7.5 by 10.75in., 18.75 by 26.875cm.
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'STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT ON CHEQUERED CLOTH'
- Price Realised: 850
- Sale: 17 May 2008
- watercolour and gouache
- 19 by 38cm., 7.5 by 15in.
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'STILL LIFE WITH JUG'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- oil on board
- 9½ x 13Ύin. (24.13 x 34.93cm)
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'VASE OF FLOWERS'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- oil on board
- 13.5 by 11.5in., 33.75 by 28.75cm.
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'CLOWN'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 23 October 2023
- oil on board
- 16 x 8Όin. (40.64 x 20.96cm)
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'CLOWN WITH TAMBOURINE'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 12 December 2022
- oil on board
- 14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)
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'CLOWN WITH FLUTE'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 12 December 2022
- oil on board
- 14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)
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'CLOWN ON STILTS'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 14 June 2021
- oil on board
- 15½ x 7½in. (39.37 x 19.05cm)
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'PORTRAIT OF A LADY'
- Price Realised: 700
- Sale: 18 October 2021
- oil on board
- 29½ x 25in. (74.93 x 63½cm)
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'VASE OF FLOWERS'
- Price Realised: 680
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- oil on board
- 18.5 by 15.5in., 46.99 by 39.37cm.
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'STILL LIFE'
- Price Realised: 640
- Sale: 23 February 2015
- oil on board
- 20 x 15½in. (50.80 x 39.37cm)
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'THE SKATER and WINTER LAKE SCENE (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 12 December 2022
- oil on board; (1); watercolour; (1)
- 12 x 13in. (30.48 x 33.02cm)
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'STILL LIFE'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 05 October 2020
- oil on board
- 14 x 18in. (35.56 x 45.72cm)
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'CLOWN WITH UMBRELLA'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 10 December 2016
- oil on board
- 12½ x 8Ύin. (31Ύ x 22.23cm)
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'CLOWN WITH RABBIT'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 10 December 2016
- oil on board
- 12½ x 8Ύin. (31Ύ x 22.23cm)
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'STRETCH OF ROAD IN EVENING LIGHT and OUTHOUSES IN EVENING LIGHT (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 09 December 2012
- gouache
- 6.5 by 10in., 16.51 by 25.4cm.
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'HANDSOME MAN [MAX MACCABE]'
- Price Realised: 580
- Sale: 05 October 2020
- oil on board
- 15 x 11in. (38.10 x 27.94cm)