Thurloe Conolly Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Thurloe Conolly Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 30, 2023
Thurloe Conolly (Irish, 1918-2016) Zoo Garden 1950 Painting
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Thurloe Conolly (Ireland 1918-2016) Painting. Title - Zoological Garden. Mixed media on masonite. Signed Thurloe Conolly on back with title and dated February 1950. There is also an old Boston buyers label made to Mrs Joseph Auerbach, wife of the distinguished Boston attorney Painting measures 18.4 inches high, 24.3 inches wide. Frame measures 23.3 inches high, 29.3 inches wide. In good condition. From Askart: Thurloe Connolly was born in Cork. He worked in an office from leaving school until 1941, spending his spare time painting and writing poetry. Once he began painting full time his work was exhibited widely: in 1943 at the IELA, at the 1944 Exhibition of Subjective Art in Dublin, and in 1945 at the first show in the Dublin Painters Gallery. He had a one man show at Victor Waddington's Gallery in 1949, and a series of exhibitions in America including Boston and New York, as well as in England, Holland and Sweden. A major retrospective was held in Dublin in 1993. Initially his work was figurative and romantic but a change of direction in 1948 showed a growing interest in pattern and abstraction. His influences were eclectic, from Klee and graffiti, to Oceanic and African art. His works from 1952 and 1953 were purely abstract, all titled Painting.
Myers Fine Art
Mar. 25, 2020
Thurloe Conolly, Painting XXVI
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Thurloe Conolly Painting XXVI 1952 mixed media on Masonite 18 h × 24 w in (46 × 61 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Painting XXVI Thurloe Conolly 1952'. Provenance: Willard Gallery, New York | Thence by descent Exhibited: Thurloe Conolly, 3 - 28 March 1953, Willard Gallery, New York condition: A few areas of paint loss along edges. Paper remnants to edges on verso. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 25, 2020
Thurloe Conolly, Painting XXI
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Thurloe Conolly Painting XXI 1952 mixed media on Masonite 18 h × 24 w in (46 × 61 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Painting XXI Thurloe Conolly 1952'. Provenance: Willard Gallery, New York | Thence by descent Exhibited: Thurloe Conolly, 3 - 28 March 1953, Willard Gallery, New York condition: Smalll losses to lower right edge and corner and upper right corner. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 25, 2020
Thurloe Conolly, Painting XVII
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Thurloe Conolly Painting XVII 1950-51 mixed media on Masonite 18 h × 24 w in (46 × 61 cm) Signed to upper right edge 'Thurloe Conolly'. Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Painting XVII December 1950 - October 1951 Thurloe Conolly'. Provenance: Willard Gallery, New York | Thence by descent condition: Small scratch to lower edge, a few minor areas of paint loss along edges and paper remnants to edges on verso, otherwise in good condition. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 25, 2020
Thurloe Conolly, Painting Number XIV
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Thurloe Conolly Painting Number XIV 1950-1951 mixed media on Masonite 30 h × 36 w in (76 × 91 cm) Signed to top right 'Thurloe Conolly'. Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Painting Number XIV Thurloe Conolly November 1950 - January 1951'. Provenance: Willard Gallery, New York | Thence by descent Exhibited: Thurloe Conolly, 24 April - 19 May 1951, Willard Gallery, New York condition: All edges of painting show loss of paint, chips, and soft edges. Mild surface soiling. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 01, 2018
Thurloe Conolly (1918-2016) PAINTING I
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
original label on reverse; inscribed with title, price of £22.10s.0d, artist's address in Bray, Co. Wicklow; also with original Waddington Galleries label on reverse
Whyte's
Jan. 24, 2017
Thurloe Conolly (20th Century- Irish)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
''Legend of the Magic Wood'', signed upper right: Thurloe Conolly, signed again, titled and dated verso: 1951, mixed media on canvas glued to masonite, masonite size: 12'' H x 29.75'' W, est: $1000/1500.
John Moran Auctioneers
Sep. 10, 2016
Thurloe Conolly (20th Century- Irish)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
''Legend of the Magic Wood'', signed upper right: Thurloe Conolly, signed again, titled and dated verso: 1951, mixed media on canvas glued to masonite, masonite size: 12'' H x 29.75'' W, est: $2000/3000.
John Moran Auctioneers
Sep. 14, 2015
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) Untitled
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) Untitled oil on board signed lower right h:90.50 w:91.50 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Thurloe Conolly was born in Cork in 1918. A member of the White Stag Group, founded in London in 1935 which moved to Ireland in 1939 where they stayed until after the Second World War. Conolly's paintings were exhibited widely, at the IELA in 1943, at the Exhibition of Subjective Art 1944 in Dublin, and in 1945 he had his first show in the Dublin Painters Gallery. Conolly also had a one man show at Victor Waddington's Gallery in 1949, and a series of exhibitions in America including Boston and New York, as well as in England, Holland and Sweden. A major retrospective was held in Dublin in 1993. His work initially was figurative and romantic but by the late 1940's his work became more abstract.
Morgan O'Driscoll
Sep. 19, 2014
Thurloe Conolly (Irish, b. 1918), Plant Forms, Titled, signed, and dated "THURLOE CONOLLY/JUNE-JULY 1948" on the reverse., Condition: M
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Thurloe Conolly (Irish, b. 1918) Plant Forms Titled, signed, and dated "THURLOE CONOLLY/JUNE-JULY 1948" on the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Minor losses along frame liner. Provenance: Property from the Collection of James Sachs Plaut (1912-1996), founder and first director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. During World War II, Plaut directed the Art Looting Investigation Unit for the United States Government, the group known as the "Monuments Men."
Skinner
Oct. 14, 2009
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) Amazed Bird Mixed media
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) Amazed Bird Mixed media on board, 59 x 44cm (23.25 x 17.25") Signed and inscribed verso Exhibited : The Victor Waddington Galleries Dublin, Summer Exhibition of Contemporary Irish Painting and Sculpture July - August 1953, Catalogue no. 4 (Gallery III) "Amazed Bird" whose title is obviously a play on its Amazonian influence was exhibited at The Waddington Galleries and hung in Gallery III alongside works by Ireland's greatest 20th century painters including Gerard Dillon, Nano Reid, Norah Mc Guinness, Louis Le Brocquy and Colin Middleton and carried a price tag of £50.0.0.
Adam's
Mar. 03, 2009
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) Wicklow Farmstead
Est: €350 - €450
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) Wicklow Farmstead Monochrome watercolour, 36 x 24cm Signed and dated '47
Adam's
Mar. 02, 2009
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) PAINTING I original label
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) PAINTING I original label on reverse; inscribed with title and price of £22; also with original Waddington Galleries label on reverse oil on masonite board 38 by 46cm., 15 by 18in> Provenance: Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin; Estate of Alan Malcolm Brush
Whyte's
Mar. 02, 2009
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) A LONG JOURNEY, 1953
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) A LONG JOURNEY, 1953 signed, inscribed and dated on reverse oil on board 46 by 76cm., 18 by 30in>
Whyte's
Nov. 28, 2006
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) PAINTING NO. XXXVIII, 1953 signed, inscribed and dated on reverse oil on panel 41 by 61cm., 16 by 24in. Exhibited:
Est: -
Thurloe Conolly (b.1918) PAINTING NO. XXXVIII, 1953 signed, inscribed and dated on reverse oil on panel 41 by 61cm., 16 by 24in. Exhibited: Possibly included in 'Paintings by Thurloe Conolly', Gimpel Fils, London, 1954; 'Celebration: Thurloe Conolly', Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, 6-29 July 2005 reproduced on front of catalogue E4000-6000 (GBP2700-4100 approx.)
Whyte's
Sep. 19, 2006
Thurloe Conolly, (b.1918) RATHFARNHAM BY-ROAD, 1944 signed, inscribed and dated on reverse oil on canvas 43 by 58cm., 17 by 23in. Provenance:
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Thurloe Conolly, (b.1918) RATHFARNHAM BY-ROAD, 1944 signed, inscribed and dated on reverse oil on canvas 43 by 58cm., 17 by 23in. Provenance: Exhibited: 'Paintings by Thurloe Conolly', The Dublin Painters Gallery, February 1945, catalogue no. 15 (14 gns) Literature Notes:Thurloe Conolly was born in Cork and worked in an office from leaving school until 1941, spending his spare time painting and writing poetry. Once he began painting full time his work was exhibited widely: in 1943 at the IELA, at the 1944 Exhibition of Subjective Art in Dublin, and in 1945 at the first show in the Dublin Painters Gallery. He had a one man show at Victor Waddington's Gallery in 1949, and a series of exhibitions in America including Boston and New York, as well as in England, Holland and Sweden. A major retrospective was held in 1993 and another last year at the Hillsboro Fine Art Gallery, Dublin. The present work relates to Halls Barn, Rathfarnham, formerly owned by the composer and fellow White Stag Group exhibitor, Brian Boydell (1917-2000), and illustrated in S. B. Kennedy's Irish Art and Modernism.
Whyte's