Artist: Frank McKelvey Title: Feeding the Hens Signature: signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 44 x 53½cm (17 x 21in) Provenance: Private Collection More info: Click to read more about this lot McKelvey was born in Belfast in 1895. He attended the Belfast School of Art and won the 'Sir Charles Brett' prize in 1912. He started exhibiting in the RHA in 1918 and was granted full membership in 1930. In 1921 he became a member of the Belfast Art Society. 'Feeding the Hens' is a subject that McKelvey painted regularly in the 1920's and throughout his career. In his papers he later stated that "It was through this opportunity that I was able to study poultry in all effects of sunlight - a subject in which I have always been deeply interested". McKelvey was influenced by artists such as Walter Osborne (1859-1903) and Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). The subject matter of this painting is instinctively recognisable to McKelvey admirers.
Artist: Frank McKelvey Title: Feeding the Hens Signature: signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 44 x 53½cm (17 x 21in) Provenance: Private Collection More info: Click to read more about this lot McKelvey was born in Belfast in 1895. He attended the Belfast School of Art and won the 'Sir Charles Brett' prize in 1912. He started exhibiting in the RHA in 1918 and was granted full membership in 1930. In 1921 he became a member of the Belfast Art Society. 'Feeding the Hens' is a subject that McKelvey painted regularly in the 1920's and throughout his career. In his papers he later stated that "It was through this opportunity that I was able to study poultry in all effects of sunlight - a subject in which I have always been deeply interested". McKelvey was influenced by artists such as Walter Osborne (1859-1903) and Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). The subject matter of this painting is instinctively recognisable to McKelvey admirers.
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
