Gerard Dillon – Boys Catching Crabs in Connemara sold for £281,600
Irish paintings sold for over £2 million at Sotheby’s in London tonight. Six works by artists Paul Henry (2), Jack B Yeats , Sir William Orpen, Roderic O’Conor and Gerard Dillon brought in £2,040,320 (€2,412,617). The Potato Harvest by Paul Henry made a record £883,200 (€1,043,920), Little Spanish Dancer (Girl in Red Shawl) by Sir William Orpen made £358,400, Boys Catching Crabs in Connemara by Gerard Dillon made £281,600, Red Rocks and Foam by Roderic O’Conor made £243,200, A Winter Sea by Paul Henry made £192,000 and Galway by Jack B Yeats made £81,920. There were unsold lots by Sean Scully, Jack B Yeats and Paul Henry. All nine works were from a private collection. The nine paintings carried a combined estimate of £1.4 million (€1.6 million).
Paul Henry – The Potato Harvest sold for £883,200 (€1,043,920).