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Lady Kate Dobbin WSCI (1868-1955)
FIGURES IN A BOAT IN ROUNDSTONE HARBOUR, c.1909-1914
watercolour
signed lower left
15 by 18in. (38.10 by 45.72cm)
Between 1909 and 1914 Lady Dobbin exhibited three works with
the Watercolour Society of Ireland which were connected to
Roundstone Harbour; End of the Fishing Season, Roundstone (1909,
no.191), Evening in the Harbour, Roundstone (1913, no. 36) and At the
Quay, Roundstone (1914, no 253). During this period her depictions
of Roundstone were also shown at the RHA. It is possible that the
present work was one of the exhibited pieces from this time.
Lady Kate Dobbin was born in Bristol, the daughter of William Wise,
a solicitor. In 1887 she married Alfred Graham Dobbin who was
knighted in 1900 for his role as High Chief Sherif of the City of Cork.
Lady Dobbin studied at the Crawford Municipal School of Art
between 1891 and 1895. She submitted her frst picture to the RHA
in 1894 and continued to show there until 1947 exhibiting a total of
one hundred and fve paintings. She worked mainly in watercolour
painting scenes of Cork and the surrounding countryside.
€1,000-€1,500 (£820-£1,200 approx).
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Joseph William Carey RUA (1859-1937)
DONAGHADEE HARBOUR, COUNTY DOWN, 1921
watercolour over pencil
signed and dated lower right; titled lower left
9.75 by 20.25in. (24.77 by 51.44cm)
Provenance:
Christie’s, 14 May 2004, lot 325 (with Carrickfergus, 1921) ;
Private collection
€400-€600 (£327-£491 approx).
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Joseph William Carey RUA (1859-1937)
CARRICKFERGUS HARBOUR, COUNTY ANTRIM
watercolour over pencil
signed and dated lower right; with title lower left
9.75 by 20in. (24.77 by 50.80cm)
Provenance:
Christie’s, 14 May 2004, lot 325 (with Donaghadee, 1921) ;
Private collection
€400-€600 (£327-£491 approx).
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Joseph William Carey RUA (1859-1937)
FAIR HEAD, COUNTY ANTRIM, 1926
watercolour over pencil
signed, titled and dated lower left
9.75 by 15.75in. (24.77 by 40.01cm)
Provenance:
Adam’s, 3 March, 2009, lot 78;
Whence purchased by the present owner
€300-€400 (£245-£327 approx).