Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958)- LAKE AND MOUNTAINS IN CONNEMARA, 1933-6. UPDATE: THIS MADE 270,000 AT HAMMER
Viewing for Whyte’s sale of Important Irish Art on March 3 gets underway in Dublin today. The top lot, of 129, is Paul Henry’s Lake and Mountains, Connemara which is estimated at €250,000-350,000. A trio of works by Paul Henry lead the sale. West of Ireland Landscape (€150,000-200,000) and Cottages Connemara (€80,000-120,000) also feature. There is art by Rose Barton, Nano Reid, Mary Swanzy, William Leech, Colin Middleton, a collection of drawings by William Orpen from the collection of Alan and Mary Hobart, work by Sean Scully, Donald Teskey, John Shinnors, Edward Delaney, Rowan Gillespie and many more.