Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) – Hearing the Nightingale.
The top lot at the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on April 1 was a 1936 oil on board by Jack Butler Yeats entitled Hearing the Nightingale. Estimated at 25,000-35,000 the small oil on board sold for a hammer price of 42,000.
The auction of 180 lots was 85 per cent sold and brought in a little over 550,000 at hammer, which when fees are added amounts to around 660,000. There was a good viewing and a crowded salesroom for this auction.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for March 30, 2015).