High Grasses by Norah McGuinness
High Grasses by Norah McGuinness was the top lot at Dolan’s summer art and antiques auction at Kelly’s Hotel, Rosslare on May 1. It made a hammer price of 9,000 in a vibrant auction which saw good numbers of viewers and much competitive bidding. More than 85 per cent of the 300 plus lots on offer found buyers.
Norah McGuinness (1901-80) trained at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and at Chelsea. She spent the 1920’s in Dublin working as a book illustrator and stage designer. In 1929 she followed the advice of Mainie Jellett and moved to Paris to study with Andre Lhote. She spent time in London and New York before returning to live in Dublin. She was associated in Ireland with the Modern Movement and helped found the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1943. Norah McGuinness and Nano Reid represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale of 1950.