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Water colorist, Painter, b. 1858 - d. 1941

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        • MILDRED ANNE BUTLER, RWS, IRISH 1858-1941, CROWS IN A TREE, Graphite on paper, Sight: 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (28.6 x 24.1 cm.), Frame: 18 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (47.6 x 41.3 cm.)
          Oct. 09, 2024

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER, RWS, IRISH 1858-1941, CROWS IN A TREE, Graphite on paper, Sight: 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (28.6 x 24.1 cm.), Frame: 18 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (47.6 x 41.3 cm.)

          Est: $500 - $700

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER, RWS IRISH, 1858-1941 CROWS IN A TREE Graphite on paper

          Potomack Company
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) POPPIES
          Sep. 30, 2024

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) POPPIES

          Est: €6,000 - €8,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) POPPIES watercolour signed lower right h:10.50  w:15 in.

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) WATER PARTY, KILMURRY, 1891-2
          Sep. 30, 2024

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) WATER PARTY, KILMURRY, 1891-2

          Est: €15,000 - €20,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) WATER PARTY, KILMURRY, 1891-2 watercolour heightened with white signed and titled lower left; dated lower right h:20.50  w:14 in. The National Gallery of Ireland will highlight the work of Mildred Anne Butler (MAB) this year with an exhibition titled At Home in Nature (14 September 2024 to 5 January 2025) describing her as "one of Ireland's first professional women artists, who exhibited widely and sold her work well throughout her career."(1) Water Party, Kilmurry, 1891-2 is a large, early exhibition painting by MAB shown at the Watercolour Society of Ireland in 1893; the artist's second year of submitting work there. Over the course of her career she would show more than 200 works with that society alone, the majority, like this example, taking inspiration from her home in Kilmurry, outside Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. Kilmurry House - a Palladian style Georgian manor on 350 acres - was purchased by the grandson of the 11th Viscount Mountgarret, Captain Henry Butler, Mildred Anne's father, in the late 1800s and remained in the family until 1981. Mildred Anne lived in Kilmurry until her death at the age of 83, its orangery used by her as a studio and the gardens, their flora and fauna, providing a constant stream of inspiration as can be seen in the present work. MAB began exhibiting in her mid-twenties, the Irish Fine Art Society exhibition in Cork records two watercolours by her in 1884. The following year she travelled to Europe, painting throughout this time, and later she went to London in the company of fellow artist Rose Barton where she studied under Paul Jacob Naftel. It was under Naftel's instruction that she began working en plein air and taking inspiration from the natural world. In 1888 her work appeared at the Dudley Gallery, London, and, beginning in 1891, she participated in five exhibitions at the RHA. During the 1890s Butler followed the example of many of her Irish contemporaries travelling to Newlyn, Cornwall in the company of fellow artist May Guinness; studying there under Norman Garstin. In 1896, Butler's Morning Bath was shown at the Royal Academy, London and was at that time only the second work by a female artist to be acquired by the trustees of the Chantrey Bequest and presented to the Tate where it remains today. This prestigious acquisition boosted her profile considerably among her contemporaries and patrons alike in Ireland and abroad. Her work entered the Royal Collection for the first time in 1893, when it was included in a book of watercolours presented to Princess Mary of Teck by the Society of Lady Artists on the occasion of her marriage to the future king George V, and later in 1902 as part of a portfolio gifted to Edward VII from the RWS upon his coronation among other instances. She was also one of the first nine academicians elected to the Ulster Academy of Arts in 1930. She became an associate member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1896 and full membership was granted in 1937; four years before her death. In 1981 - with the sale of Kilmurry - the contents of the artist's studio were auctioned, sparking renewed interest in her work; a retrospective followed in Kilkenny and Dublin. This portrait view of swans in a pond at Kilmurry is an outstanding example by an artist on the cusp of her prime and it would have represented a shrewd purchase in 1893 just before her work was acquired by the Royal family and demand for her paintings increased considerably. 130 years later and had its whereabouts been known, A Water Party would have been perfectly "at home" in the National Gallery's forthcoming celebration of her work. Adelle Hughes, September 2024 1. https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/mildred-anne-butler-at-home-in-nature For further reading see: Irish Arts Review Vol 41 (3) Autumn 2024, Holding Her Own by Tom Duffy

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) SHEEP IN A MEADOW
          Sep. 30, 2024

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) SHEEP IN A MEADOW

          Est: €1,500 - €2,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) SHEEP IN A MEADOW watercolour h:5.50  w:7.50 in.

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler "Summer's Green Mantle", 1906, watercolor on board
          Sep. 20, 2024

          Mildred Anne Butler "Summer's Green Mantle", 1906, watercolor on board

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Mildred Anne Butler (Irish, 1858-1941), "Summer's Green Mantle", 1906, watercolor on board, signed lower left, signed, titled, dated and inscribed en verso, 10 3/8 in. x 14 3/8 in., framed, overall 16 7/8 in. x 20 3/8 in. x 3/4 in.

          Neal Auction Company
        • MILDRED ANN BUTLER (R.W.S) (R.U.A) (1858-1941)
          Jul. 16, 2024

          MILDRED ANN BUTLER (R.W.S) (R.U.A) (1858-1941)

          Est: €300 - €350

          Donkey study. Initialled pencil sketch. Image: 9 x 13 cm. Framed: 28 x 30 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS 11:33:10

          Sheppards
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Winter Trees, Kilmurry Watercolour, 39 x 34.5cm (15¼ x 13½)
          May. 29, 2024

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Winter Trees, Kilmurry Watercolour, 39 x 34.5cm (15¼ x 13½)

          Est: €1,000 - €2,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Winter Trees, Kilmurry Watercolour, 39 x 34.5cm (15¼ x 13½)

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) The Woods in Springtime, 1929 Watercolour, 35.5 x 53.5cm (14 x 21) Signed
          Mar. 27, 2024

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) The Woods in Springtime, 1929 Watercolour, 35.5 x 53.5cm (14 x 21) Signed

          Est: €3,000 - €5,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) The Woods in Springtime, 1929 Watercolour, 35.5 x 53.5cm (14 x 21) Signed

          Adam's
        • MILDRED ANNE BUTLER (IRISH 1858-1941), PEACOCKS
          Feb. 21, 2024

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER (IRISH 1858-1941), PEACOCKS

          Est: £2,000 - £3,000

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER (IRISH 1858-1941)PEACOCKSWatercolourSigned (lower right)26.5 x 35.5cm (10¼ x 13¾ in.)

          Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
        • Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) United Kingdon/Ireland/France
          Jan. 30, 2024

          Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) United Kingdon/Ireland/France

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) Watercolor on paper, Signed Lower Left, Measures (11 x 8.5 inches) w/frame (17.5 x 14.5 inches) The Irish landscape painter Mildred Anne Butler was born and spent most of her life in the family home, Kilmurry in Thomastown, County Kilkenny. Butler's work often depicts the birds and animals native to the gardens and country landscapes around her Kilmurry home. As it happened, she outlived all her five brothers and sisters and inherited the family house. In the early 1880s, she traveled to Brussels and Paris where she studied drawing, and fine art painting alongside contemporaries such as Walter Osborne and John Lavery, and spent some time in London working under Paul Jacob Naftel, whom she later claimed had given her a profound understanding of the art of watercolour painting. Her French training was considered highly unconventional in British art circles; London's Royal Academy refused to exhibit artists who painted in the French style,

          Cutler Bay Auctions
        • Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) United Kingdom/Ireland/France
          Dec. 14, 2023

          Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) United Kingdom/Ireland/France

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) Oil on Board, Signed, Measures (6 x 9 inches) w/frame (10 x 13 inches) The Irish landscape painter Mildred Anne Butler was born and spent most of her life in the family home, Kilmurry in Thomastown, County Kilkenny. Butler's work often depicts the birds and animals native to the gardens and country landscapes around her Kilmurry home. As it happened, she outlived all her five brothers and sisters and inherited the family house. In the early 1880s, she traveled to Brussels and Paris where she studied drawing, and fine art painting alongside contemporaries such as Walter Osborne and John Lavery, and spent some time in London working under Paul Jacob Naftel, whom she later claimed had given her a profound understanding of the art of watercolour painting. Her French training was considered highly unconventional in British art circles; London's Royal Academy refused to exhibit artists who painted in the French style, and any young painters who did so were obliged to form their own society

          Cutler Bay Auctions
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) REAPER
          Oct. 02, 2023

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) REAPER

          Est: €4,000 - €6,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) REAPER watercolour signed lower left h:14.50  w:21 in.

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) Irish
          Jul. 01, 2023

          Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) Irish

          Est: $800 - $1,200

          Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) Watercolour on paper, Signed, Measures ( 10 x 13 inches ) w/frame ( 17.5 x 19.5 inches ) The Irish landscape painter Mildred Anne Butler was born and spent most of her life in the family home, Kilmurry in Thomastown, County Kilkenny. Butler's work often depicts the birds and animals native to the gardens and country landscapes around her Kilmurry home. As it happened, she outlived all her five brothers and sisters and inherited the family house. In the early 1880s, she traveled to Brussels and Paris where she studied drawing, and fine art painting alongside contemporaries such as Walter Osborne and John Lavery, and spent some time in London working under Paul Jacob Naftel, whom she later claimed had given her a profound understanding of the art of watercolour painting.

          Cutler Bay Auctions
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Sheep Grazing Beneath Trees at Kilmory Watercolour, 17.5 x 23.5cm (7 x 9¼) Provenance: The Artist's Studio Exhibited: Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland; Cork, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery; Belfast, Uls
          May. 31, 2023

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Sheep Grazing Beneath Trees at Kilmory Watercolour, 17.5 x 23.5cm (7 x 9¼) Provenance: The Artist's Studio Exhibited: Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland; Cork, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery; Belfast, Uls

          Est: €1,000 - €1,500

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Sheep Grazing Beneath Trees at Kilmory Watercolour, 17.5 x 23.5cm (7 x 9¼) Provenance: The Artist's Studio Exhibited: Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland; Cork, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery; Belfast, Ulster Museum, Cat. No. 72

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) Irish
          May. 25, 2023

          Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) Irish

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941) watercolour on paper, Signed, Measures ( 10 x 13 inches ) w/frame ( 17.5 x 19.5 inches ) The Irish landscape painter Mildred Anne Butler was born and spent most of her life in the family home, Kilmurry in Thomastown, County Kilkenny. Butler's work often depicts the birds and animals native to the gardens and country landscapes around her Kilmurry home. As it happened, she outlived all her five brothers and sisters and inherited the family house. In the early 1880s, she traveled to Brussels and Paris where she studied drawing, and fine art painting alongside contemporaries such as Walter Osborne and John Lavery, and spent some time in London working under Paul Jacob Naftel, whom she later claimed had given her a profound understanding of the art of watercolour painting.

          Cutler Bay Auctions
        • Mildred Anne Butler, RA, RWS,
          Jul. 19, 2022

          Mildred Anne Butler, RA, RWS,

          Est: £3,000 - £4,000

          Mildred Anne Butler, RA, RWS, Irish 1858-1941- View of a garden; and View of a pond across the lake; each pencil and watercolour on paper, the first signed 'Mildred A. Butler' (lower right), the second signed 'M. A. Butler' (lower left), the first 53 x 35.8 cm., the second 36 x 26.5 cm., two (2). Provenance: The estate of the late designer Anthony Powell. Note: The present works exhibit the Impressionistic tendencies typical of Butler�s output, with her paintings en plein-air evoking her connection with the Newlyn and, by extension, the Barbizon Schools. The artist�s use of watercolour, the medium for which she was best known, enhances her landscapes, evoking the gentle movement of the foliage through the softly-blended pigments. The minimal figural presence in these works creates a sense of uninterrupted idyll and peace.� Please refer to department for condition report

          Roseberys
        • Mildred Anne Butler (Irish, 1858-1941) A summer garden with anemone japonica
          Jul. 06, 2022

          Mildred Anne Butler (Irish, 1858-1941) A summer garden with anemone japonica

          Est: £1,000 - £1,500

          Mildred Anne Butler (Irish, 1858-1941) A summer garden with anemone japonica signed 'Mildred A.Butler' (lower left) watercolour heightened with white 36.9 x 27cm (14 1/2 x 10 5/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Ploughing Watercolour, 16.5 x 26.5cm (6½ x 10½'')
          Mar. 30, 2022

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Ploughing Watercolour, 16.5 x 26.5cm (6½ x 10½'')

          Est: €1,500 - €2,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Ploughing Watercolour, 16.5 x 26.5cm (6½ x 10½'')

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Trees in January, 1895 Watercolour, 52 x 35cm (20½ x 13¾'') Signed Exhibited: Cork, Crawford Municipal Gallery, August 1987, catalogue no.37; Belfast, Ulster Museum, April/June 1988.
          Dec. 08, 2021

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Trees in January, 1895 Watercolour, 52 x 35cm (20½ x 13¾'') Signed Exhibited: Cork, Crawford Municipal Gallery, August 1987, catalogue no.37; Belfast, Ulster Museum, April/June 1988.

          Est: €3,000 - €5,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Trees in January, 1895 Watercolour, 52 x 35cm (20½ x 13¾'') Signed Exhibited: Cork, Crawford Municipal Gallery, August 1987, catalogue no.37; Belfast, Ulster Museum, April/June 1988.

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) WINTER SCENE, 1918
          May. 31, 2021

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) WINTER SCENE, 1918

          Est: €1,200 - €1,500

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) WINTER SCENE, 1918 watercolour signed and dated [Jan] lower left h:4.75  w:6.75 in.

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) A COUNTRY HOUSE AND GARDENS, KILMURRY HOUSE
          May. 31, 2021

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) A COUNTRY HOUSE AND GARDENS, KILMURRY HOUSE

          Est: €2,500 - €3,500

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) A COUNTRY HOUSE AND GARDENS, KILMURRY HOUSE watercolour inscribed with artist, title and catalogue number [34] on National Gallery of Ireland label on reverse; also bearing Crawford Gallery, and Ulster Museum exhibition labels on reverse h:14  w:10.50 in. Exhibited: 'Mildred Anne Butler 1858-1941: An Irish Edwardian Watercolour Collection', Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, August–September 1987, catalogue no. 34; Ulster Museum and Art Gallery, Belfast, 29 April to 12 June 1988

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS RUA (1858-1941) MacGillycuddy Reeks, Co Kerry
          Oct. 27, 2020

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS RUA (1858-1941) MacGillycuddy Reeks, Co Kerry

          Est: €4,000 - €6,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS RUA (1858-1941) MacGillycuddy Reeks, Co Kerry watercolour signed lower right h:25.50  w:35.50 cm. Provenance: Bears label on the reverse inscribed 'MacGillacuddy's Reeks from Glencar' and the studio stamp 'Miss Mildred A. Butler, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny'. Purchased by The Toler Aylward Family, Shanhill Castle, Paulstown, Co Kilkenny directly from the artist; Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers, Kilkenny, 2013, Lot 632; Private Collection In the distance, an early morning mist still clings to the valleys and peaks of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, with Carrauntwohill towering above this mountainous Kerry landscape. Enlivened by a few bushes and trees, a large expanse of bog extends below the mountains. In the foreground, followed by a girl in a red dress, four geese walk along a bog road. Pecking at the grass, the geese waddle along unconcernedly. However, on closer inspection, it appears the girl has a long knife in one hand, and a dead goose in the other. This theme of 'the goose girl' appears regularly in paintings of rural life in Ireland, and allowed artists to contrast a romantic ideal of life in the country, with the grimmer realities of raising animals to provide food.

          Morgan O'Driscoll
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858 - 1941)Harvesting Watercolour, 11.5 x 17.5cm (4½ x 6¾'')
          Sep. 02, 2020

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858 - 1941)Harvesting Watercolour, 11.5 x 17.5cm (4½ x 6¾'')

          Est: €2,000 - €3,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858 - 1941)Harvesting Watercolour, 11.5 x 17.5cm (4½ x 6¾'')

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)Mountainous LandscapeWatercolour, 27 x 37cm (10½ x 14½'')Provenance: Kilmurry Studio Sale 1981, conducted by McCreery Auctioneers, Kilkenny, where purchased by David Ryan; sold Whyte's, Dublin 17/9/2002, lot 56.
          Sep. 02, 2020

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)Mountainous LandscapeWatercolour, 27 x 37cm (10½ x 14½'')Provenance: Kilmurry Studio Sale 1981, conducted by McCreery Auctioneers, Kilkenny, where purchased by David Ryan; sold Whyte's, Dublin 17/9/2002, lot 56.

          Est: €500 - €700

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)Mountainous LandscapeWatercolour, 27 x 37cm (10½ x 14½'')Provenance: Kilmurry Studio Sale 1981, conducted by McCreery Auctioneers, Kilkenny, where purchased by David Ryan; sold Whyte's, Dublin 17/9/2002, lot 56.

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) POPPIES
          Mar. 09, 2020

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) POPPIES

          Est: €1,200 - €1,800

          signed lower right; bearing Spence's Gallery label on reverse

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)'Across the bay, Tramore, Waterford, June 1918'Watercolour, 17 x 24cm (6¾ x 9½'')Signed, dated and inscribed with title verso
          Dec. 04, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)'Across the bay, Tramore, Waterford, June 1918'Watercolour, 17 x 24cm (6¾ x 9½'')Signed, dated and inscribed with title verso

          Est: €3,000 - €5,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)'Across the bay, Tramore, Waterford, June 1918'Watercolour, 17 x 24cm (6¾ x 9½'')Signed, dated and inscribed with title verso

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)HollyhocksWatercolour, 25 x 18cm (9¾ x 7'')Provenance: With Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin; Christie's London, c.2010. Collection of Antoinette & Patrick J. Murphy
          Dec. 04, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)HollyhocksWatercolour, 25 x 18cm (9¾ x 7'')Provenance: With Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin; Christie's London, c.2010. Collection of Antoinette & Patrick J. Murphy

          Est: €2,000 - €3,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)HollyhocksWatercolour, 25 x 18cm (9¾ x 7'')Provenance: With Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin; Christie's London, c.2010. Collection of Antoinette & Patrick J. Murphy

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) REAR OF KILMURRAY HOUSE, COUNTY KILKENNY
          Dec. 02, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) REAR OF KILMURRAY HOUSE, COUNTY KILKENNY

          Est: €2,000 - €3,000

          inscribed [Mr David S...] on reverse (obscured)

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Sidecars, Phoenix ParkPencil and watercolour, 18 x 26.5cm (7 x 10½'')SignedProvenance: With J.S. Maas & Co Ltd Fine Art and Jorgensen Fine Art labels verso
          Jun. 12, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Sidecars, Phoenix ParkPencil and watercolour, 18 x 26.5cm (7 x 10½'')SignedProvenance: With J.S. Maas & Co Ltd Fine Art and Jorgensen Fine Art labels verso

          Est: €6,000 - €8,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Sidecars, Phoenix ParkPencil and watercolour, 18 x 26.5cm (7 x 10½'')SignedProvenance: With J.S. Maas & Co Ltd Fine Art and Jorgensen Fine Art labels verso

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)Cattle GrazingWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed
          Jun. 12, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)Cattle GrazingWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed

          Est: €3,000 - €5,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)Cattle GrazingWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Springtime (1896-98)
          Apr. 29, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Springtime (1896-98)

          Est: €10,000 - €15,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) Springtime (1896-98) watercolour with touches of white heightening signed 'Mildred A. Butler' lower left h:73.50  w:53 cm. Provenance: From the Estate of the artist's niece, Mrs Doreen Archer-Houblon, Kilmurry House, Co Kilkenny; Christie's, London, Watercolours by Mildred Anne Butler, 13th October 1981, Lot 13, where purchased by the present owner Exhibited: Old Water-Colour Society, Winter 1898, No.180; Dublin and Kilkenny, Mildred Anne Butler, 1981, no.27 In this large watercolour by Mildred Anne Butler-one of her finest works-three girls pick flowers in a meadow by a river. In the background is a stand of trees. Although Butler's paintings are timeless, there is an essential Edwardian quality to her art; a sense of peaceful summer pastures, peacocks on lawns, and evening mists in winter woodlands. Spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, her watercolours embody classic elements of Victorian culture, such as an interest in gardens, trees and animals-the latter frequently assigned anthropomorphic roles-but transcend the conventionality and sentimentality of much Victorian art. In later years she produced sensitive depictions of cattle grazing, walled gardens and herbaceous borders, often in the setting of Kilmurry, near Thomastown in County Kilkenny, the house where she was born in 1858, and died in 1941. Grandson of the 11th Viscount Mountgarret, Butler's father, Captain Henry Butler, was also an artist. He wrote and illustrated a book on big-game hunting, South African Sketches, published in 1841. Her mother, Ciara Butler (née Taylor), had come to Ireland from Leicester. The youngest in the family, Mildred Anne had two siblings, Walter and Isabel. She studied art first under Frederick Brown, at the Westminster School of Art. Then, in 1885, she and a relative, Lady French, toured France, Switzerland and Italy. Her work from this period reveals the influence of another tutor, Paul Naftel, who ran a school in London, and gave correspondence courses. Butler was a dedicated student, studying the technique of watercolour painting with Naftel, the depiction of animals with William Frank Calderon, and absorbing a French Realist aesthetic from Henri Gervex in Paris. In 1894, along with May Guinness, she travelled to Newlyn in Cornwall, where Norman Garstin was teaching a style of Northern European Impressionism. First exhibiting in 1888 with the Dudley Gallery, Butler enjoyed both commercial success and popularity. She showed regularly with the Watercolour Society of Ireland, and the Royal Academy. In 1891 her painting Morning was purchased by the Chantrey Bequest, and that same year Out in the Open attracted favourable comment from Queen Victoria. Two years later she was asked to contribute to a portfolio, to be presented to Princess May. She also contributed to a presentation to King Edward VII, and in 1910 Queen Alexandra purchased one of her paintings. Peter Murray, March 2019

          Morgan O'Driscoll
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Garden Scene, probably at KilmurryWatercolour, 18 x 26cm (7 x 10¼'')
          Mar. 27, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Garden Scene, probably at KilmurryWatercolour, 18 x 26cm (7 x 10¼'')

          Est: €1,000 - €1,500

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Garden Scene, probably at KilmurryWatercolour, 18 x 26cm (7 x 10¼'')

          Adam's
        • Attributed to Mildred Ann Butler, Crows In Flight
          Mar. 12, 2019

          Attributed to Mildred Ann Butler, Crows In Flight

          Est: £500 - £800

          Attributed to Mildred Ann Butler Crows In Flight Pencil and Charcoal Drawing 20" x 16"

          Gormleys Art Auctions
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) DAFFODILS
          Mar. 04, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) DAFFODILS

          Est: €500 - €700

          with artist's name in the mount; with typed Tulfarris Art Gallery label on reverse

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) GARDEN SCENES, c.1894-1895 (A PAIR)
          Mar. 04, 2019

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) GARDEN SCENES, c.1894-1895 (A PAIR)

          Est: €1,500 - €2,000

          both bear stamp of James Lanham [Artist' Colourmen / St. Ives, Cornwall] on reverse

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Gardens at KilmurryWatercolour, 18 x 26cm (7 x 10¼)Signed and dated May 1906
          Dec. 05, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Gardens at KilmurryWatercolour, 18 x 26cm (7 x 10¼)Signed and dated May 1906

          Est: €2,000 - €3,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Gardens at KilmurryWatercolour, 18 x 26cm (7 x 10¼)Signed and dated May 1906

          Adam's
        • MILDRED ANNE BUTLER | The Boot Boy
          Nov. 21, 2018

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER | The Boot Boy

          Est: £7,000 - £10,000

          oil on board

          Sotheby's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) PEACOCKS
          Oct. 01, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) PEACOCKS

          Est: €2,000 - €3,000

          signed lower right

          Whyte's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)The Snowdrop Walk, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, IrelandWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed. Inscribed with title on artist's label versoProvenance: The Peppercanister Gallery Dublin, who ha
          Sep. 26, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)The Snowdrop Walk, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, IrelandWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed. Inscribed with title on artist's label versoProvenance: The Peppercanister Gallery Dublin, who ha

          Est: €1,500 - €2,500

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)The Snowdrop Walk, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, IrelandWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed. Inscribed with title on artist's label versoProvenance: The Peppercanister Gallery Dublin, who have dated the picture to 1889, and where purchased by present ownerExhibited: The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, London (label verso)

          Adam's
        • MILDRED ANNE BUTLER RWS (1858 - 1941)Pigeons and doves Watercolour, 23.5 x 35.5cm (9¼ x 14)Signed with initials lower right
          Sep. 26, 2018

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER RWS (1858 - 1941)Pigeons and doves Watercolour, 23.5 x 35.5cm (9¼ x 14)Signed with initials lower right

          Est: €3,000 - €5,000

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER RWS (1858 - 1941)Pigeons and doves Watercolour, 23.5 x 35.5cm (9¼ x 14)Signed with initials lower right

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)CabbiesWatercolour, 30.5 x 24cm (12 x 9½'')
          Sep. 26, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)CabbiesWatercolour, 30.5 x 24cm (12 x 9½'')

          Est: €6,000 - €8,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)CabbiesWatercolour, 30.5 x 24cm (12 x 9½'')

          Adam's
        • MILDRED ANNE BUTLER
          Sep. 25, 2018

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER

          Est: €800 - €1,200

          MILDRED ANNE BUTLER Ducks on a lake at Kilmurry, Watercolour signed bottom left 26 x 36 cm.

          Sheppards
        • Mildred Anne Butler (Irish 1858-1941)/Crows Nesting/signed/watercolour, 17cm x 13cm/see illustration
          Sep. 19, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler (Irish 1858-1941)/Crows Nesting/signed/watercolour, 17cm x 13cm/see illustration

          Est: £400 - £600

          Mildred Anne Butler (Irish 1858-1941)/Crows Nesting/signed/watercolour, 17cm x 13cm/see illustration

          Chorley's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Young JackdawsWatercolour, 24 x 34cm (9½ x 13¼'')Provenance: Cynthia O'Connor Gallery, November 1983, Catalogue No.6.
          May. 30, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Young JackdawsWatercolour, 24 x 34cm (9½ x 13¼'')Provenance: Cynthia O'Connor Gallery, November 1983, Catalogue No.6.

          Est: €3,000 - €5,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)Young JackdawsWatercolour, 24 x 34cm (9½ x 13¼'')Provenance: Cynthia O'Connor Gallery, November 1983, Catalogue No.6.

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)The Snowdrop Walk, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, IrelandWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed. Inscribed with title on artist's label versoProvenance: The Peppercanister Gallery Dublin, who ha
          May. 30, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)The Snowdrop Walk, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, IrelandWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed. Inscribed with title on artist's label versoProvenance: The Peppercanister Gallery Dublin, who ha

          Est: €3,000 - €5,000

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS FRSA RUA (1858-1941)The Snowdrop Walk, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, IrelandWatercolour, 26 x 36cm (10¼ x 14¼)Signed. Inscribed with title on artist's label versoProvenance: The Peppercanister Gallery Dublin, who have dated the picture to 1889, and where purchased by present ownerExhibited: The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, London (label verso)

          Adam's
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)River Landscape, Glencar, Co. KerryWatercolour, 38 x 53.5cm (15 x 21)Signed and inscribed Glencar
          Mar. 27, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)River Landscape, Glencar, Co. KerryWatercolour, 38 x 53.5cm (15 x 21)Signed and inscribed Glencar

          Est: €1,500 - €2,500

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)River Landscape, Glencar, Co. KerryWatercolour, 38 x 53.5cm (15 x 21)Signed and inscribed Glencar

          Adam's
        • ATTRIBUTED TO MILDRED ANN BUTLER (IRISH 1858-1941) ON A MIDSUMMER'S DAY 33cm x 69cm (13in x 27in)
          Mar. 14, 2018

          ATTRIBUTED TO MILDRED ANN BUTLER (IRISH 1858-1941) ON A MIDSUMMER'S DAY 33cm x 69cm (13in x 27in)

          Est: £500 - £700

          ATTRIBUTED TO MILDRED ANN BUTLER (IRISH 1858-1941) ON A MIDSUMMER'S DAY Bears signature, inscribed 'near Thomastown 1925', watercolour 33cm x 69cm (13in x 27in)

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) COW GRAZING, KILMURRY
          Feb. 26, 2018

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) COW GRAZING, KILMURRY

          Est: €500 - €700

          Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941) COW GRAZING, KILMURRY

          Whyte's
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