Frank McKelvey (1895 - 1974) Ireland
Watercolor on Paper
Measure 6"in H x 9"in W and 9 3/4"in H x 12 3/4"in W with frame

Known for: Landscape, figure and portrait painting
Biography: One of Ireland's most popular painters, McKelvey was born in Belfast in 1895, the son of a painter and decorator. He trained as a poster designer with David Allen & Sons, before, in 1911, enrolling as a student in the Belfast School of Art. Six years later he won a bronze medal in the Taylor Art competition. In 1918, McKelvey exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy, and thereafter showed with the Academy every year until 1973. Along with Paul Henry and James Humbert Craig, he became identified with a particular approach to landscape painting, one that emphasized the natural beauty of the Irish countryside and coastline. Early in his career McKelvey was commissioned by Thomas McGowan to paint a series of views depicting the older parts of Belfast city. These are now in the collection of the Ulster Museum. In 1920, he established a studio in Royal Avenue and over the following years became a member of the Belfast Art Society, the Ulster Society of Painters and, in 1930, the Royal Hibernian Academy. In 1924, he married and settled in Co. Down, but two years later moved back to Belfast. Although he was a leading member of the Northern landscape painters, there are ten portraits by him in Queen's University, and thirteen portraits of US presidents of Ulster extraction, in the Ulster Museum. In New York, McKelvey was one of a number of Irish artists shown at the Hackett Gallery. While in Dublin, in 1937, he had his first exhibition at the Victor Waddington Gallery. A founder member of the Royal Ulster Academy in 1930, he last exhibited with the RUA in 1969.

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