SPRING ONLINE ART SALE Ends Monday 24 March 2025

229 SPRING ONLINE ART SALE Ends Monday 24 March 2025 from 6PM 224 Kathleen Isabella Mackie ARUA (1899-1996) DUNLEWEY, COUNTY DONEGAL watercolour signed lower left; titled on mount 10.50 by 15in. (26.7 by 38.1cm) Frame Size: 20 by 23.75in. (50.8 by 60.3cm) Provenance: Family of the artist 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. €250-€350 (£210-£290 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot224