A 1934 oil on board by Jack B Yeats – By Drumcliff Strand Long Ago – leads the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on June 1. Originally in the collection of novelist Sir Hugh Walpole it was acquired in 1946 by Lord Killanin. It is estimated at 80,000-120,000. The auction of 169 lots features work by a variety of Irish artists from Paul Henry and Roderic O’Conor to Tony O’Malley and Louis le Brocquy. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957) By Drumcliffe Strand Long Ago (80,000-120,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 80,000 AT HAMMER
Roderic O’Conor (1860 – 1940) Seated Woman (15,000-25,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 24,000 AT HAMMER
George Campbell RHA (1917-1979) Robert Morley – Actor (250-350) UPDATE: THIS MADE 520 AT HAMMER
Howard Helmick (1845-1907) Presents for the Priest (1,500-2,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,500 AT HAMMER.