Frances J. Kelly Sold at Auction Prices

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) MODEL WITH FLOWERS

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) MODEL WITH FLOWERS oil on canvas signed lower right; signed and titled on label on reverse h:33  w:23 in.

▲ Frances Kelly (Irish, 1908-2002)

▲ Frances Kelly (Irish, 1908-2002) History of Dublin a preparatory study, pencil 24 x 240cm This lot is a study for the mural that Frances Kelly painted in the Russell Hotel in St Stephen's Green, Dublin in 1958-1959. This lot and lot 329 are the only known drawings of the whole mural and the hotel was demolished in 1974. The drawings were given by the artist to her children and have since remained in the possession of her family. Provenance: The family of the artist. Condition Report: Framed: 42.5 x 260cm A prominent vertical fold mark left of centre. Cockling and creasing with time staining. Not viewed out of glazed frame.

▲ Frances Kelly (Irish, 1908-2002)

▲ Frances Kelly (Irish, 1908-2002) History of Dublin a preparatory study, signed 'FRANCES KELLY' l.r., pencil and gouache, squared for transfer 23 x 243cm This lot is a study for the mural that Frances Kelly painted in the Russell Hotel in St Stephen's Green, Dublin in 1958-1959. This lot and lot 330 are the only known drawings of the whole mural and the hotel was demolished in 1974. The drawings were given by the artist to her children and have since remained in the possession of her family. Provenance: The family of the artist. Condition Report: Framed: 47.5 x 266cm Undulations to the paper. Small creases, most noticable to the centre and lower right corner. Not viewed out of glazed frame.

▲ Frances Kelly (Irish, 1908-2002)

▲ Frances Kelly (Irish, 1908-2002) The artist’s daughter Johanna (Jane) on her first day of Communion, circa 1943 signed ‘FRANCES/KELLY’ l.l., oil on canvas 89.5 x 64cm Provenance: The artist’s daughter Johanna (Jane) Boland, and thence by descent. Condition Report: Framed: 105.5 x 80.5cm Appears to be in good condition. Not viewed out of glazed frame or examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.

▲ Frances Kelly (Irish, 1908-2002)

▲ Frances Kelly (Irish, 1908-2002) The artist's daughter Johanna (Jane) seated at her desk signed 'FRANCES KELLY' l.r., oil on canvas 111 x 86cm This lot is believed to have been painted in Dublin circa 1948. Provenance: The artist's daughter Johanna (Jane) Boland, and thence by descent. Condition Report: Framed: 130 x 104cm A little fine cracking in the upper left corner. Appears to be in otherwise good condition. Not viewed out of glazed frame or examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) VIEW OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, DINGLE, COUNTY KERRY

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) VIEW OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, DINGLE, COUNTY KERRY oil on canvas signed lower left h:22.50  w:26 in. Provenance: Gifted by the artist to the father of the present owner

Frances J. Kelly HRUA ARHA ROI FRSA (1908-2002) FLOWER PIECE

Frances J. Kelly HRUA ARHA ROI FRSA (1908-2002) FLOWER PIECE oil on canvas signed with initials lower left h:20  w:16 in. Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin; Gorry Gallery Dublin; Private collection Whyte's, 18 May 2009, lot 100; Private collection Exhibited: 'Frances Kelly Exhibition', Dawson Gallery, Dublin, 10 October, 1946, catalogue no. 17 ('Decorative Flower Piece', price 35 Gns.); 'Frances Kelly', 2-12 March, 2005, Gorry Gallery, Dublin, catalogue no. 66 Frances Kelly studied at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art where she was a star pupil, exhibiting frequently at the RHA from the age of twenty-one. In 1932 she became the first recipient of the Henry Higgins travelling scholarship, which enabled her to go to Paris and study with the cubist painter Léopold Survage. She returned to Dublin and established herself primarily as a portrait painter; George Furlong, Basil Goulding, Joseph Hone, Frank O’Connor and Michael Scott were amongst her sitters. During the 1940s at her solo exhibitions with the Dawson Gallery and the Dublin Painters Gallery she also exhibited a notable number of still life paintings. S. B. Kennedy describes her: “…strong feeling for light, air and space, often rendered in pale colours and with a predominance of greys, against which she would set bright reds, violets and other colours which thrill with their radiance” (Irish Art and Modernism, page 58). After her marriage to Irish statesman F. H. Boland (1904-1985) and the birth of five daughters (including poet Eavan Boland) she moved to London and then New York. Her last exhibited works were two Connemara landscapes in the Irish Living Art Exhibition of 1954.

Frances Kelly ARHA (1908-2002)Portrait of a Young WomanOil on canvas, 57 x 47.5cm (22½ x 18¾'')Signed

Frances Kelly ARHA (1908-2002)Portrait of a Young WomanOil on canvas, 57 x 47.5cm (22½ x 18¾'')Signed

Frances Kelly Irish, 1908-2002 Still Life

Frances Kelly Irish, 1908-2002 Still Life Signed Frances Kelly (ll) Oil on canvas 27 x 22 inches C 

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) STILL LIFE

signed lower left

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE STRAND AT CARRAROE

signed lower right; inscribed with title on reverse

Frances Kelly ARHA (1908 - 2002) Still Life with Flowers and Statue Oil

Frances Kelly ARHA (1908 - 2002) Still Life with Flowers and Statue Oil on canvas, 101 x 75cm (39¾ x 29½'') Signed

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Young Couple on Horseback Heading Towards Tír na nÓg

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Young Couple on Horseback Heading Towards Tír na nÓg mixed media signed lower right h:21  w:82.50 cm. Provenance: Private Collection

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE STRAND AT CARRAROE

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE STRAND AT CARRAROE gouache signed lower right; inscribed with title on reverse h:15.70  w:24.70 in. Provenance: Grafton Gallery, Dublin; Smurfit Collection; Private collection, Dublin; Whyte's, 17 September, 2007, lot 123; Private collection Exhibited: Possibly exhibited as Sraid-Bhaile na Ceathramhan Rua (watercolour), at the Oireachtas Art Exhibition, 1945, catalogue no. 124 (£21-0-0); Also possibly exhibited as Carraroe Landscape in the artist's solo exhibition at the Dawson Gallery, October 1946, catalogue no. 28 (12 gns) Born in Co. Louth, Frances Kelly – known as Judy to her friends – studied at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. In 1932 she won the Henry Higgins travelling scholarship, which enabled her to live in Paris for three years, studying under the Cubist artist Léopold Survage (1879-1968) and attending a number of other ateliers. On her return to Dublin she exhibited at Daniel Egan's Gallery (1934); other solo exhibitions followed at the Dublin Painters Gallery (1941) and the Dawson Gallery (1945 and '46). She also took part in group shows with the Dublin Painters Society, the RHA and the IELA. In 1935 she married the Irish statesman, F. H. Boland (1904-1985), who would become the first permanent Irish representative to the UN and later President of the General Assembly. During the early years of her marriage she painted portraits of the Director of the National Gallery, George Furlong, and poet Máire MacEntee. Michael Scott commissioned her to paint murals for the Irish pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair and, in 1941, for Tullamore Hospital (The Legend of St Columcille). The Russell Hotel on St Stephen's Green and Butlin's holiday centre at Mosney, Co. Meath, also commissioned murals, whilst others, depicting Irish labour, were painted in collaboration with Nano Reid for the Four Provinces building in Harcourt Street. In between she found time to raise five children including the poet Eavan Boland. Frances Kelly's work is represented in every major public collection in Ireland.

Frances Kelly - SYMBOLS OF IRELAND - Watercolour

Frances Kelly - SYMBOLS OF IRELAND - Watercolour Drawing - 12 x 30 inches - Signed

Frances Kelly - SCENES IN IRELAND - Watercolour

Frances Kelly - SCENES IN IRELAND - Watercolour Drawing - 12 x 30 inches - Signed

Frances Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Mother and Child

Frances Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Mother and Child Oil on board, 20 x 25.5cm (8 x 9'') Signed

Frances Kelly - SYMBOLS OF IRELAND - Watercolour

Frances Kelly - SYMBOLS OF IRELAND - Watercolour Drawing - 12 x 30 inches - Signed

Frances Kelly - IRISH DANCERS - Watercolour

Frances Kelly - IRISH DANCERS - Watercolour Drawing - 8 x 37 inches - Signed

Frances Kelly - SCENES IN IRELAND - Watercolour

Frances Kelly - SCENES IN IRELAND - Watercolour Drawing - 12 x 30 inches - Signed

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Tir na nOg

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Tir na nOg mixed media signed lower right h:21  w:82 cm. Provenance: Whytes, Dublin 17th September 2007 Private Collection

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) 'The Storyteller' 'Woman with Spinning Wheel' (Two Designs for Mural Decorations)

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) 'The Storyteller' 'Woman with Spinning Wheel' (Two Designs for Mural Decorations) a pair of gouache, pencil & black crayon on paper one signed lower right h:22  w:80 cm. Provenance: Whytes, Dublin 17th September 2007 Lot 126 Private Collection

Frances Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Flowers in Jug on

Frances Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Flowers in Jug on Windowsill Oil on canvas, 75 x 54.5cm (29½ x 21½'') Signed

Frances J. Kelly

Frances J. Kelly Still life of flowers,Signed oil on board

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) STILL LIFE OF FLOWERS AND NYMPH WITH SHELL

Francis Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Flowers in Jug on

Francis Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Flowers in Jug on Windowsill Oil on canvas, 75 x 54.5cm (29½ x 21½'') Signed

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Lovers With Harp in Dublin gouache, pencil & crayon on paper

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) Lovers With Harp in Dublin gouache, pencil & crayon on paper signed lower right h:32.50  w:72 in. Provenance: Study for Mural at Russels Hotel St Stephens Green Dublin

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) The Dancers gouache, pencil & crayon on paper

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) The Dancers gouache, pencil & crayon on paper signed lower left h:20.50  w:93 in. Provenance: Whytes Dublin, 17th September '07 Study for Mural at Butlins Mosney

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) A FASHIONABLE

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) A FASHIONABLE COUPLE AT TABLE, WITH A VIEW OF BAY AND BOATS BEYOND ' DESIGN FOR A GRESHAM HOTEL MURAL gouache, pencil and black crayon over wash on paper 51 by 69cm., 20 by 27in. Provenance: The artist's family by descent Possibly a view of the dining room at the Mulranny Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo.

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) SUMMER'S DAY,

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) SUMMER'S DAY, VIEW OF THE SUGARLOAF FROM NEWTOWN MOUNT KENNEDY, COUNTY WICKLOW signed lower right oil on canvas 112 by 76cm., 44 by 30in. Provenance: The artist's family by descent

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE STORYTELLER

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE STORYTELLER and WOMAN WITH SPINNING WHEEL ' TWO DESIGNS FOR MURAL DECORATIONS (A PAIR) the latter signed lower right gouache, pencil and black crayon on paper 22 by 80cm., 8.5 by 31.5in. Provenance: The artist's family by descent The second measures 8.5 by 33. The former is a study for a mural for Butlin's Holiday camp at Mosney, Co. Meath. The second is a study for either the Butlin's mural or the Four Courts Guild mural.

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) YOUNG COUPLE ON

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) YOUNG COUPLE ON HORSEBACK HEADING TOWARDS TIR NA OIG and THE DANCERS ' TWO STUDIES FOR A MURAL FOR BUTLIN'S HOLIDAY CENTRE (A PAIR) the first signed 'Frances Kelly' lower right; the second signed 'Frances Boland' lower left gouache, pencil and black crayon on paper 22 by 83cm., 8.5 by 32.5in. Provenance: The artist's family by descent The second work measures 8.5 by 37 inches.

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE LOVERS and

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE LOVERS and GEORGIAN DOORWAY WITH HARP ' TWO STUDIES FOR THE RUSSELL HOTEL MURAL, ST STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN, circa 1958-59 (A PAIR) each signed lower right gouache, pencil and black crayon on paper 34 by 74cm., 13.5 by 29in. Provenance: The artist's family by descent The latter measures 12 by 31 inches.

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE STRAND AT

Frances J. Kelly ARHA (1908-2002) THE STRAND AT CARRAROE signed lower right gouache 40 by 63cm., 15.7 5 by 24.75in. Provenance: Grafton Gallery, Dublin; Smurfit Collection; Private collection, Dublin Exhibited: Possibly exhibited as Sraid-Bhaile na Ceathramhan Rua (watercolour), at the Oireachtas Art Exhibition, 1945, catalogue no. 124 (12 gns)