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    SIR PETER LELY PORTRAIT OF THE Ist DUKE OF ORMONDE, JAMES BUTLER

    Sunday, May 1st, 2016

    A life size portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde by Sir Peter Lely and Studio of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) is among the highlights at Mealy’s sale of contents from Lotabeg at Tivoli in Cork on May 24.  A pair of artworks by Dave de Coninck (1644-1680) – Garden Friends and Guarding the Day’s Catch – is estimated at around 50,000.  Last year a pair of works by the same artist sold for 120,000. The auction will include paintings, furniture, a collection of Cork and Irish silver, rare books, porcelain, Oriental carpets, chandeliers, Indian and Asian art and Irish historic collectibles.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for April 27, 2016)

     Sir Peter Lely and Studio of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde

    Sir Peter Lely and Studio of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 120,000

    David de Coninck

    David de Coninck  UPDATE: THE PAIR SOLD FOR 39,000

    David de Coninck

    David de Coninck

    The drawing room at Lotabeg

    The drawing room at Lotabeg

    The dining room at Lotabeg

    The dining room at Lotabeg

    BACON ON PAINTING: READ BY JEREMY IRONS

    Sunday, May 1st, 2016

    Francis Bacon said, “Everything I do goes into painting.” In this short video, Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons brings to life excerpts from the artist’s interviews with David Sylvester and reveals Bacon’s own thoughts about his celebrated self portraits. ‘Two Studies for a Self-Portrait,’ painted by Bacon in 1970, highlights Sotheby’s Contemporary Art evening quction in New York on May 11.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for March 17, 2016)