WHYTE'S SUMMER ONLINE ART SALE 14th June 2021 from 6PM

187 SUMMER ONLINE ART AUCTION - ENDS Monday 14 June 2021 from 6PM 181 Kathleen Isabella Mackie ARUA (1899-1996) THE TURF GATHERERS, c.1939-40 watercolour signed lower right 10.25 by 14.25in. (26 by 36.2cm) Frame Dimensions: 18.5 by 22.5in. (47 by 57.2cm) This work appears to be in excellent condition. Exhibited: Ulster Academy of Arts, Belfast, 1940; ’Retrospective Exhibition’, Castle Espie Gallery, Comber, 1985 Born Kathleen Isabella Metcalfe in Belfast in 1899, she studied at the Richmond Lodge School and later at Alexandra College, Dublin. Upon returning home, she enrolled at the Belfast School of Art, whilst also taking private lessons from the watercolourist Jessie Douglas. In 1921, she entered the Royal Academy in London, and the following year won the coveted Taylor Scholarship. Her interest in landscape led to her friendship with Frank Egginton, whilst another fellow artist, Eileen Reid encouraged her to exhibit with the WCSI. A retrospective of her work was held by the Ulster Museum in 1996. For an in-depth study on this fascinating artist and pioneering glider pilot see Kathleen Isabella Metcalfe Mackie: The Life and Work of an Ulster Artist, 2009. €300-€500 (£260-£430 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot181