Sean Scully – Iris CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2017
Sean Scully will carry the flag for Irish art at Christie’s Modern British and Irish art evening sale in London on November 22. Two works by the artist are in the sale. Iris, signed and dated 2005, is estimated at £500,000-800,000 and East Coast Light 2 is estimated at £150,000-250,000.
There is a focus on British Pop artists, including the last painting executed by founding member Pauline Boty, titled BUM alongside work by Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney and Eduardo Paolozzi. Beatitudes of Love 6: Consciousness was painted in1938 by Sir Stanley Spencer during his failed second marriage to Patricia Preece. It is estimated at £1.3-1.8 million. The evening auction will be followed by a day sale on November 23.
UPDATE: THE SCULLY MADE £584,750