Paul Henry’s tranquil Sailing Boat on a Lough, possibly Achill Sound in 1916-17, was the top lot at Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish and International art auction in Dublin last night. It mad a hammer price of 62,000. Other top lots included The Park Pond by Frank McKelvey (24,000), Torso by Louis le Brocquy (24,000), Jack the Lad by Basil Blackshaw (18,000), The Dark Pool by William Crozier (16,000), 9.13.02 by Sean Scully (16,000) and Ventral by Mark Francis (10,000). Tribal Dance by Michael Flatley failed to find a buyer in an auction where 67% of lots were sold.

Sailing boat on a Lough by Paul Henry sold for 62,000 at hammer.

BASIL BLACKSHAW – THE DUST SETTLES SOLD FOR 16,000 AT HAMMER

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) – PICADOR (1953) (120/500) SOLD FOR 2,200

Curved Oar Boat III by John Behan madd 3,800 at hammer.