William Conor (1881-1968) Rocks on the Coast
Medium:Charcoal on paper
Size: 6 3/4 " x 7 3/4 "
Frame Size: 12 1/2 " x 13 1/2 "
Condition:
Great, no visible damage
Age: 20th

Provenance:
Private Collection from New York


Biography

Celebrated for his warm and sympathetic portrayals of working-class life in Ulster, William Conor studied at the Government School of Design in Belfast in the 1890s. He initially worked as a commercial artist, before being commissioned during WWI by the British government to produce official records of soldiers and munitions workers.

He moved to London in 1920 and there met and socialized with such artists as Sir John Lavery and Augustus John. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1921 and in Dublin at the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) from 1918-1967, showing there nearly 200 works.

Conor was one of the first Academicians when the Belfast Art Society became the Ulster Academy of Arts in 1930. He became an Associate RHA in 1938 and a full member in 1946.

Exhibitions at the Victor Waddington Galleries were held in 1944 and 1948. In 1952 he was awarded the OBE and in 1957 he was elected President of the Royal Ulster Academy - an office he held until 1964.

More than 50 works of his in crayon and watercolour are in the permanent collections of the Ulster Museum.

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