WHYTE'S IMPORTANT IRISH ART Monday 11 March 2024 at 6pm

15 4 117 Kathleen Isabella Mackie ARUA (1899-1996) STUDY OF A BOY, c.1923-1925 oil on canvas inscribed on reverse 17.75 by 13.75in. (45.1 by 34.9cm) Frame Size: 25 by 21in. (63.5 by 53.3cm) Provenance: Family of the artist; Whyte’s, 29 November 2021, lot 29; Private collection 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. €2,000-€3,000 (£1,710-£2,560 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot117