RODERIC O’CONOR (1860-1940) – MONTAGNE SAINTE-VICTOIRE. UPDATE: THIS MADE 12,500 AT HAMMER
Montagne Sainte-Victoire is a signature motif of Cezanne. This painting of the same mountain from a different vantage point by Roderic O’Conor is at Whyte’s sale of Important Irish Art on May 27. O’Conor, who was an early admirer of Cezanne, was in Cassis just 50 kilometres north Aix-en-Provence in 1913. The Irish artist has chosen to view the 1,000 metre-high limestone ridge from the south – departing from his hero’s unvarying profile view from the west. The small painting is estimated at 6,000-8,000. Whyte’s sale is now on view in Dublin and the catalogue is online.