An authenticated sketch book with 11 pencil drawings by Walter Osborne features at Hegarty’s sale in Bandon on October 16. Stamped 1891 the standard sketchbook measures 8″ x 10″. It includes preparatory sketches for paintings, female heads and landscapes. It is estimated at 2,000-3,000. The sale also features a 1916 letter written by Terence MacSwiney, the Lord Mayor of Cork who died in Brixton Prison in 1920 after a 74 day hunger strike, other letters of Irish historical interest, Republican memorabilia, antique furniture and collectibles. The catalogue is on-line. UPDATE: THE OSBORNE SKETCH BOOK SOLD FOR 3,400. The MacSwiney letter was sold in advance of the auction to the Cork Archive for an undisclosed sum.
An image from the George Osborne sketchbook.
An image from the George Osborne sketchbook.