Jack B. Yeats, Paul Henry, William Conor, Seán Keating, John Lavery, Walter Osborne, William Leech, Louis le Brocquy, Tony O’Malley, Basil Blackshaw, Patrick Heron and Terry Frost will all feature at Whyte’s sale of Irish and International Art in Dublin on October 1. There are 168 lots in the sale. Viewing at the RDS gets underway on September 29. In a move aimed at reducing costs to collectors the Dublin based auction house has set up its own live bidding platform with Auction Mobility. There is no extra charge to bid live on bid.whytes.ie.
The catalogue is online. Here is a selection:
UPDATE: A total of 80% of lots were sold for €1.6 million. Highlights included Jack Yeats Pilot Sligo River at €370,000, Patrick Heron Bedroom Mousehole at €125,000, Paul Henry Evening Silence and Peace County Mayo at €80,000, Seán Keating Thinking Out Gobnet, €56,000, and Walter Osborne Rush and Lusk, €40,000.
WILLIAM CROZIER HRHA (1930-2011) – BLUE FOXGLOVES IN INTERIOR (5,000-7,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,600 AT HAMMER
STEPHEN MCKENNA PPRHA (1939-2017) – INTERIOR OF VILLA, POMPEII, 1986 (6,000-8,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,500 AT HAMMER
SIR TERRY FROST RA (BRITISH, 1915-2003) – UNTITLED ABSTRACT (6,000-8,000) UDATE: THIS MADE 6,000 AT HAMMER
PAUL HENRY RHA (1876-1958) – EVENING, SILENCE AND PEACE, COUNTY MAYO, c.1935-1943 (60,000-80,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 80,000 AT HAMMER
SIR JOHN LAVERY RA RSA RHA (1856-1941) – MOONLIGHT – THE BRIDGE, 1912 (20,000-30,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 30,000 AT HAMMER
WALTER FREDERICK OSBORNE RHA ROI (1859-1903) – THE VILLAGE STREET, RUSH & LUSK, COUNTY DUBLIN, c1898 (20,000-30,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 40,000 AT HAMMER