The Irish art auction at de Veres in Dublin on May 22 offers a range of quality with major names in Irish art like Yeats, Henry, Keating and O’Conor. Around 250 lots will come under the hammer at the sale at the Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne Road including a small selection of English works by artists like Peter Lanyon, Graham Sutherland and Stanley Royle. There is a selection from the studio of George Campbell descended through his family which includes six oils, 40 watercolours and numerous sketches. The catalogue is on-line. Here is a small selection:
Muriel Brandt RHA 1909-1981, The Spirit Grocery (600-900).UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,500.
George Campbell RHA 1917-1974, Evolving Forms (4,000-6,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,200.
Jack B. Yeats RHA (1871-1957), The Hobby Horses (1927). (60,000-90,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 55,000.
Peter Lanyon 1918-1964, The Market, Bruges, (4,000-6,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,000.
Graham Sutherland 1903-1980, Study for Apple Tree IV (1955). (12,000-16,000). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.
Paul Henry RHA 1876-1958, Spring in Wicklow (40,000-60,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 40,000.