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ABBREVIATIONS
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Note: the following prefixes are widely used with the initials of
academies and institutions:
A
Associate
F
Fellow
H
Honorary academician or member or council member
P
President or past president
b.
born
BWS
British Watercolour Society
CH
Companion of Honour
cm.
centimetre or centimetres
d.
died
exh.
exhibited
FBA
Federation of British Artists
fl.
flourished
FRIBA Fellow Royal Institute of British Architects
ICA
Institute of Contemporary Arts
IELA
Irish Exhibition of Living Art
IMMA Irish Museum of Modern Art
in.
inch or inches
MBE
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire
NA
National Academy, New York
NCA
National College of Art, Dublin
NCAD National College of Art & Design, Dublin
NEAC
New English Art Club
NGI
National Gallery of Ireland
OBE
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire
OM Order of Merit
OWS
Old Watercolour Society, London
PS
Pastel Society, London
RA
Royal Academy, London
RBA
Royal Society of British Artists
RBS
Royal Society of British Sculptors
RCA
Royal College of Art
RE
Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers
RDS
Royal Dublin Society
RHA
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
RI
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours
RIA
Royal Irish Academy
ROI
Royal Institute of Oil Painters
RP
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
RSA
Royal Scottish Academy
RSMA Royal Society of Marine Artists
RSW Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
RUA
Royal Ulster Academy of Arts
RWA
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
RWS
Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour
SWA
Society of Women Artists
WCSI
Watercolour Society of Ireland
References:
Snoddy
Theo Snoddy,
Dictionary of Irish Artists 20th
Century,
2
nd edition, Dublin, 2002
Strickland
Walter G. Strickland,
A Dictionary of Irish Artists
Dublin, 1913
WHYTE’S GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY
Whyte’s takes special care to ensure that all works offered in
this catalogue are as described and are the work of the artists
they are attributed to. In the event of any work sold from this
catalogue to be subsequently proved to be a“deliberate
forgery”, subject to our terms and conditions of sale (especially
Clause 5c) as printed elsewhere in this catalogue Whyte’s will
cancel the sale and refund to the buyer the total amount paid
by the buyer to Whyte’s for the item, in the currency of the
original sale. This guarantee is provided for a period of seven
(7)
years after the date of the relevant auction, and may be
extended at Whyte’s discretion.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following are examples of the terminology used in this
catalogue.
1
Sir John Lavery
in our opinion
a work by the artist
.
2
Attributed to Sir John Lavery
In our opinion
probably
a work by the artist but less
certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the
preceding paragraph.
3
After Sir John Lavery
In our opinion a
copy
of a known work by the artist.
We also use this term for
prints
of works by the artist.
4
The term
signed
and/or
dated
and/or
inscribed
means
that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or
inscription are from the hand of the artist.
5
The term
bears a signature
and/or
initials
and/or
date
and/or
inscription
means that in our opinion the
signature and/or date and/or inscription has been
added by another hand.