George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson (1806-1884) – A Barque Passing Roches Point Lighthouse, at the Entrance to Cork Harbour (c.1850) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This c1850 oil on canvas by George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson of a barque passing Roches Point lighthouse at Cork Harbour is lot 18 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online auction of Irish art. The wind is from the south and not in the ships favour. A number of paintings by the artist made prices significantly above the estimate at Sotheby’s this month and one made €34,000 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s auction in October. The estimate for this one is €8,000-12,000. The auction features work by Donald Teskey, Louis le Brocquy, Liam O’Neill, Richard Brydges Beechey, Mr. Brainwash, Frank McKelvey, Conor Fallon, William Scott and a wide variety of artists. The sale runs until November 25.