Works by William Scott, Jack B. Yeats, Basil Blackshaw and Louis le Brocquy will be among the highlights at de Veres first art auction of 2017 on April 4. The 160 lots include works from private collections which are fresh to the market. The catalogue cover lot is a 1973 Still Life by William Scott and it is estimated at 60,000-90,000. From the Woods Shadow by Yeats depicts a boy in the Phoenix Park. It is estimated at 80,000-120,000. A brace of paintings by Basil Blackshaw, Jack’s House I and 2, are individually estimated at 25,000-35,000. There is a similar estimate on a tapestry by le Brocquy entitled Eden. The first half of the sale is dedicated to the collection of the late Michael Carroll OF AIB, who bought much of his collection at the Dawson Gallery and the Taylor Galleries. The auction goes on view at the Taylor Galleries, Kildare St. from April 1 and the venue for the sale is the Royal College of Physicians on Kildare St. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
William Scott CBE RA, 1913-1989
STILL LIFE (1973) UPDATE: THIS MADE 140,000 AT HAMMER
Basil Blackshaw HRHA, RUA , 1932-2016
JACK’S HOUSE (BLUE) UPDATE: THIS MADE 25,000 AT HAMMER
Jack B. Yeats RHA, 1871-1957
FROM THE WOODS SHADOW (1953) UPDATE: THIS MADE 82,000 AT HAMMER
Louis le Brocquy HRHA 1916-2012
EDEN, 1951 (AKA Womans Heel) UPDATE: THIS MADE 24,00 AT HAMMER