The evening sale of Important Irish Art by James Adam in Dublin on May 31 contains 161 lots and includes art from the collection of the late Gillian Bowler. She collected Irish art from the late ’70’s onwards by artists including Louis le Brocquy, Barrie Cooke, Tony O’Malley, Basil Blackshaw, T.P. Flanagan, Patrick Collins, Stephen McKenna, Rowan Gillespie and others. Bowler was founding chairman of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957)
Early Morning, Cliffony (1941) (25,000-35,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 70,000 AT HAMMER
Paul Henry RHA (1877-1958) Gubellaunaun from the Bog (30,000-40,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 36,000 AT HAMMER
Sean Keating PRHA HRSA HRA (1889-1978)
The Turf Quay, Aran (40,000-60,000)UPDATE: THIS MADE 40,000 AT HAMMER
Nathaniel Hone RHA (1831-1917)
Dans Les Vignes (20,000-30,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 32,000 AT HAMMER
Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
Fan Tailed Pigeons (528) (40,000-60,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 58,000 AT HAMMER
Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003)
Winter Lines and Shapes UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,900 AT HAMMER (2,000-4,000)
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