Viewing for the Irish art auction at de Veres on September 20 at 6 pm gets underway at Kildare St. at noon today. The 131 lots offer a mix of 20th century and contemporary art. Traditionalists will be taken by two works. A Muted Appeal – the little match girl by Richard Thomas Moynan whose subject is a flower seller who worked at Chatham St. off Grafton St. The second traditional offering is Gathering Beans by Arthur David McCormick, a work purchased at the James Gorry Gallery in 1988. There is art by Sean McSweeney, Charles Brady, Diana Copperwhite, John Shinnors, Robert Ballagh, Norah McGuinness and a wide cross section of Irish artists. Viewing is at de Veres, the auction will be held at the Royal College of Physicians on Kildare St. The catalogue is online.
Evening, Grand Parade, Cork by Cecil Galbally (1911-1995) (3,000-5,000) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 3,000 AT HAMMER
: A Muted Appeal (the little match girl) by Richard Thomas Moynan (1850-1906) (6,000-9,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 10,500 at hammer