Maurice MacGonigal
Born in Dublin, a cousin of artist Harry Clarke, MacGonigal, began work as an apprenctice in his uncle Joshua Clarke's stained-glass studio in North Frederick Street. From 1917 he was a member of Na Fianna Eireann, and after being interned firstly in Kilmainham Jail and later at Ballykinlar Camp, Co. Down, he took up evening art classes at the Dublin Metropolitan School. He won the Taylor Scholarship in 1924, and in the same year exhibited at the RHA for the first time. www.whytes.ie After a trip to Holland in 1927 to study painting, he returned to Dublin to teach art at the RHA's schools and as a relief teacher at the DMSA. He was made a full member of the RHA in 1933 and served as the Academy's Keeper; 1936-1939 and 1950-1961. In 1962 he was made President, an office he held until 1977. MacGonigal's choice of subject matter was influenced by Sean Keating: early life in the west of Ireland. His work is now represented in all major collections in Ireland. www.whytes.ie
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'RED COATED MAN, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 22,000
- Sale: 28 September 2020
- oil on board
- 18 x 26in. (45.72 x 66.04cm)
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'DESMOND STEPHENSON ARHA COMING HOME IN CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 15,000
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- oil on canvas laid on wood
- 37 by 27cm., 14.5 by 10.5in.
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'BALLYCONNEELY, 1976'
- Price Realised: 15,000
- Sale: 17 September 2002
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 102cm., 24 by 40in.
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'COTTAGE AT FAUL, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 12,000
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- oil on board
- 51 by 76cm., 20 by 30in.
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'BALLYKINLAR INTERNMENT CAMP, COUNTY DOWN, 1921'
- Price Realised: 10,500
- Sale: 27 September 2021
- oil on board
- 13Ύ x 18in. (34.93 x 45.72cm)
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'EARLY MORNING, MANNIN BAY'
- Price Realised: 10,500
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- oil on board
- 51 by 76cm., 20 by 30in.
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'DUN LAOGHAIRE FROM DALKEY HILL'
- Price Realised: 10,500
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- oil on panel
- 29 by 39cm., 11.5 by 15.5in.
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'TOWARDS ERRISBEG, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 24 November 2008
- oil on board
- 51 by 76cm., 20 by 30in.
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'THE FARMER [THE LUCKY PENNY]'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 25 May 2020
- oil on board
- 25 x 11in. (63½ x 27.94cm)
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'BRINGING HOME TURF'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 28 November 2016
- oil on board
- 19½ x 23Όin. (49.53 x 59.06cm)
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'DONKEYS BY THE SHORE, DINGLE PENINSULA, KERRY'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on board
- 20 by 51cm., 8 by 20in.
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'OLD DUBLIN PUB (DAVY BYRNE'S)'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 31 May 2021
- oil on board
- 12 x 32in. (30.48 x 81.28cm)
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'THE WAY HOME, DINGLE PENINSULA, COUNTY KERRY'
- Price Realised: 7,500
- Sale: 09 March 2020
- oil on board
- 12 x 24in. (30.48 x 60.96cm)
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'BRINGING HOME TURF'
- Price Realised: 7,400
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on canvas
- 50 by 59cm., 19.5 by 23.2 5in.
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'THE FIELD OF OATS, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 7,110
- Sale: 10 October 2000
- oil on board
- 29 by 39cm., 11.5 by 15.5in.
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'THE END OF THE FAIR, CONNEMARA, 1974'
- Price Realised: 7,000
- Sale: 06 March 2023
- oil on board
- 16 x 30in. (40.64 x 76.20cm)
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'WESTERN PEASANTS (SKETCH FOR DECORATION), 1932'
- Price Realised: 6,000
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- watercolour over pencil on paper
- 18 by 22cm., 7.25 by 8.5in.
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'SPRING WATERS ON THE TOLKA'
- Price Realised: 5,713
- Sale: 13 June 2001
- oil on canvas board
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
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'SEPTEMBER MORNING, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 5,459
- Sale: 09 October 2001
- oil on board
- 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
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'CATTLE AT EVENING, COUNTY KERRY'
- Price Realised: 4,600
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- oil on panel
- 17½ x 26in. (44.45 x 66.04cm)
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'CURRACHS FISHING (OFF ACHILL), c. 1936'
- Price Realised: 4,600
- Sale: 25 November 2019
- oil on panel
- 11½ x 15in. (29.21 x 38.10cm)
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'GREEN SEA, ERRISLANNAN, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 4,600
- Sale: 04 March 2019
- oil on board
- 20 x 29½in. (50.80 x 74.93cm)
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'VIEW OF BOLTON STREET, DUBLIN AT THE INTERSECTION WITH CAPEL STREET, c.1927'
- Price Realised: 4,600
- Sale: 25 May 2015
- oil on panel
- 14 x 18in. (35.56 x 45.72cm)
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'BLUE BOAT, BLUE SAIL, ROUNDSTONE, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 01 October 2012
- oil on paper
- 11.5 by 16in., 29 by 41cm.
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'PORTRAIT OF Seαn LEMASS, 1928'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 05 April 2008
- charcoal on paper
- 29 by 23cm., 11.5 by 9in.
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'SUMMER PASTURE'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'WOMAN AT A SPINNING WHEEL, c.1932'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 31 May 2021
- oil on board
- 30 x 47½in. (76.20 x 120.65cm)
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'FOREGLAS'
- Price Realised: 3,555
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- oil on board
- 15 by 51cm., 6 by 20in.