The private collection of the late George and Maura McClelland is to be sold through a series of auctions at Whyte’s in Dublin in 2016-17. George McClelland was an art dealer of renown in Ireland and Britain for over fifty years. He sold most of his stock to a private collector in 2006, who in turn donated a large part to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. George and his wife Maura retained about 200 works which they especially treasured. These are now offered at Whyte’s. Here is a small selection:

Louis le Brocquy – Travellers, 1948 (60,000-80,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 58,000 AT HAMMER

William John Leech – Bowl of Fruit (12,000-15,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 22,000 AT HAMMER

F. E. McWilliam – Woman Kneeling (100,000-150,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 90,000 AT HAMMER

Morning Light, Paradise Islands, Bahamas, 1980 by Tony O’Malley (15,000-20,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 26,000 AT HAMMER