Artistic Couples: Charles Mahoney and Dorothy Bishop

As the fourth in our series of online exhibitions, Artistic Couples, we are delighted to present works for sale by Dorothy Bishop (1902-1984) & Charles Mahoney (1903-1968)

Mahoney and Bishop were part of a golden generation of students (many of whom also became teachers) at the Royal College of Art (RCA) during the interwar years. Alongside the RCA artists that everyone has heard of, such as Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, John Piper and others, there was another group of exceptional artists including Mahoney, Barnett Freedman and Evelyn Dunbar who today are less well known. The reason for this is not always discernible. RCA principal, John Rothenstein, recalled in his memoirs that the two RCA students that most stuck in his mind in terms of genius were Henry Moore and Charles Mahoney. Who knows what posterity has in store for these less well-known artists? Many were every bit as highly regarded as their contemporaries in their own day, but have since disappeared from view. For instance, when Mahoney worked alongside Bawden and Ravilious on the Morley College murals his work was both larger and took centre stage. And though Ravilious today is more famous than Barnett Freedman, it was the latter who enjoyed a higher profile in his lifetime.

Works FEATURED in this Exhibition

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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Oak Cottage from the back garden, c. 1945
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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Market Scene, circa 1926
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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Song of Songs, from the Queen Mary Psalter, late 1920’s
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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
The front garden at Oak Cottage, c. 1945
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
A sheet of studies of roses

£1,950.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Bonfire of the vanities, circa 1950

£1,930.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
The full size preparatory cartoon for The Birth of the Virgin, Campion Hall, circa 1941

£1,950.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Mullein leaves with mildew silvering the greens

£1,675.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Thistles in a glass jar, circa 1930

£3,250.00

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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Design for Screen Print on Silk, Dress Fabric, mid 1920’s
Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Walled Garden Amongst Kentish Orchards, early 1950’s

£6,500.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Study of a piano accordeon, possibly a study for The Pleasures of Life, circa 1928

£420.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Allegory of Four Winds, circa 1925

£1,700.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Gourd

£650.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Study of a seated muse

£975.00

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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Biplane
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Lily heads and stems, 1950s

£1,320.00

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Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Ambleside, possibly the waterhead hotel, circa 1942
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Gas Mask Drill, Ambleside, circa 1942

£1,400.00

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Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Auriculas in pots, 1950s
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Standing nude, rear view

£860.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Still life with paint pot and flowers in a vase

£2,900.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Study of Anemones in a decorated vase

£3,520.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Gas Mask Drill, Ambleside, circa 1942

£975.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Study of various flowers

£860.00

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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Study of cottage garden flowers, Borage, dianthus, geranium, violet and wild strawberry
Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Study from the Queen Mary Psalter, late 1920’s

£1,500.00

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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
A Happy Christmas and New Year from Dorothy Mahoney
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Study of plant bulbs, circa 1940

£395.00

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Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Six sheets of studies from Memory Book
Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)
Happy Christmas & a Merry Decimalization Year, 1971

£225.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Study for Autumn, 1950

£1,775.00

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Study of Nasturtiums

£2,150.00

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Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Bathsheba