The Red Scarf by William Conor made 10,000 at Dolan's.
The Red Scarf by the Northern Ireland artist William Conor (1881-1968) was the top lot at the Dolan’s summer Irish art auction at Ballynahinch Castle, Connemara, Co. Galway on August 3. It made 10,000.
The artist is celebrated for his portrayals of working class life in Belfast. The Red Scarf, a wax crayon on paper piece, is signed and dated 1922. It was estimated at 10,000-12,000.
The Ulster Museum holds more than 50 works in crayon and watercolour by William Conor. He exhibited in London at the Royal Academy in 1921 and in Dublin at the Royal Hibernian Academy from 1918 to 1967. He was awarded an OBE in 1952 and was president of the Royal Ulster Academy from 1957 to 1964.
The auction was over 80 per cent sold and the majority of the most expensively estimated lots found buyers.
See antiquesandartireland.com post for July 26.