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Artist: Maurice Canning Wilks ARHA RUA (1911-1984) Title: Thatched Cottages and Figures West of Ireland Signature: signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 64 x 76½cm (25.2 x 30.1in) Framed Size: 85.2 x 98cm (33.5 x 38.6in) Provenance: Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Maurice C. Wilks born in Belfast in 1911, the son of a linen designer. He received his academic education at Malone Public School, Belfast and at Belfast College of Art. Wilks was only nineteen when he won the Dunville scholarship. He later exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin and also a... Read more Maurice C. Wilks born in Belfast in 1911, the son of a linen designer. He received his academic education at Malone Public School, Belfast and at Belfast College of Art. Wilks was only nineteen when he won the Dunville scholarship. He later exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin and also at the Oireachtas. In his early years as an artist he resided in Cushendun, in the Glens of Antrim. He has sketched and painted all over Ireland, but he especially liked the atmosphere of Donegal and the West of Ireland. He exhibited in London, Montreal, Boston and Toronto and his paintings have been shown at the Royal Academy, London. He had several one man exhibitions at the Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin; The Walker Gallery, Coleraine; The Malone Gallery, Belfast; The Bell Gallery, Belfast and The Oriel Gallery, Dublin.