Norah McGuinness HRHA

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Norah McGuinness was a landscape painter, designer and illustrator born in Derry. Despite what her family thought, she entered the Dublin Metropolitan school of Art where she first won a scholarship for three years. In 1923 she won a medal from the Royal Dublin Society, in 1924 she won a medal for her drawings entered in the Tailteann competition and then after she held her first exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy, she furthered her education at Chelsea Polytechnic for several months.

After McGuinness’s exhibition at the Victor Waddington Gallery on 1949, the Dublin Magazine said, ‘at its best the work of Norah McGuinness is forthright, spontaneous and dramatic...'

In1957, Norah was elected an honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy but then resigned in 1969. In 1968, a retrospective exhibition was held at Trinity College Dublin where she showed over one hundred pieces of art.

Norah McGuinness HRHA - Artwork currently for auction

There are currently 1 artwork(s) in ongoing auctions

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Norah McGuinness HRHA - Auction results

There have been 20 artwork(s) sold in previous auctions

Lot 132 Sale Date: 11 March 2009
Result: £5,500
Lot 151 Sale Date: 05 March 2008
Result: £4,600
Lot 141 Sale Date: 07 March 2012
Result: £2,750
Lot 358 Sale Date: 05 December 2007
Result: £1,500
FISHING BOATS IN THE HARBOUR Sale Date: 26 February 2015 Medium: Watercolour Drawing Size: H 15" x W 22"
Result: £1,100
Lot 108 Sale Date: 28 January 2009
Result: £1,000
Lot 318 Sale Date: 06 October 2010
Result: £1,000
Lot 48 Sale Date: 06 October 2010
Result: £1,000
Lot 64 Sale Date: 06 October 2010
Result: £1,000
Lot 160 Sale Date: 06 October 2010
Result: £1,000
Lot 99 Sale Date: 06 October 2010
Result: £900