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Charles McAuley

Charles
McAuley was a landscape and figure painter born in Glenaan, Co Antrim. He used
either oil, watercolours or ink and his subject matters included rivers,
mountains, seascapes and rural villages. In 1929, Charles won the premier
award for Celtic Design and the adjudicator was James Humbert Craig who turned
out to be the first professional painter that McAuley had ever met. Craig said,
‘People will think you crazy when they
see you out painting in the fields but don’t you pay any heed.’ McAuley’s
response, ‘a great influence on me and I
suppose was really responsible for my turning into a professional artist.’ Charles
then sent a few of his works to the Royal Hibernian Academy, which were
accepted.
With McAuley living at a difficult time, he was challenged with having to paint to live. Charles painted landscapes rather than figures simply because that is what people wanted. He once said that he could have moved in order to have a better career but nothing made him happier then painting in the Glens of Antrim. On top of these landscapes, he did produce a number of portraits of which he had been commissioned or of family members and these can now be seen in private collections.
Hewitt said, ‘his growing awareness was not merely graphic but demographic. This has made him for me the authentic regional artist, the painter who belongs to and finds his themes in a known place.’
McAuley’s first solo exhibition was at the Master’s Hang Gallery, Ballymena and today many of his works can be in private collections and in the Ulster Museum.
Charles McAuley - Unsold artworks for sale
There are currently 5 unsold artwork(s) that are open to offers-
TENDING CATTLEView more detailsEstimate: £40 - £60
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STACKING TURFView more detailsEstimate: £1,500 - £2,000
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STACKING HAYView more detailsEstimate: £40 - £60
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DRIVING SHEEPView more detailsEstimate: £40 - £60
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CATTLE GRAZING IN THE GLENSView more detailsEstimate: £40 - £60
Charles McAuley - Auction results
There have been 408 artwork(s) sold in previous auctions-
Lot 88 Sale Date: 05 December 2007Result: £9,500
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Lot 77 Sale Date: 28 January 2009Result: £5,800
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Lot 133 Sale Date: 08 October 2008Result: £5,200
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Lot 238 Sale Date: 28 January 2009Result: £4,000
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Lot 44 Sale Date: 28 January 2009Result: £3,800
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Lot 128 Sale Date: 05 December 2007Result: £3,600
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Lot 28 Sale Date: 05 December 2007Result: £3,500
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Lot 157 Sale Date: 03 March 2010Result: £3,200
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Lot 118 Sale Date: 02 June 2010Result: £3,200
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Lot 105 Sale Date: 03 December 2008Result: £3,200
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RIVER DALL, COUNTY ANTRIM Sale Date: 07 December 2017 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: H 20" x W 30"Result: £3,000