A total of 148 works from the art collection of the ESB will be sold at James Adam in Dublin on December 16. Many of the works will be sold without reserve and estimates are reasonable. The sale is being held because of the reduction of buildings occupied by the ESB. Proceeds will be used to continue the ESB’s archive and heritage activities. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
Nancy Wynne Jones (1922-2006) – The Edge of the Mountains (700-1,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 800 AT HAMMER.
Fergus O’Ryan (1911-1989) – March Day near Laragh, Co. Wicklow (1,000-2,000). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,400 AT HAMMER
Charles Tyrrell (b 1950) – Cross Flow (5,000-8,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,500
Liam Treacey (1934-2004) Misty Day, Recess, Connemara (600-800). UPDATE: THIS MADE 300 AT HAMMER
John Skelton (1924-2009) – Autumn Sunlight, The Green, Dublin (1,500-2,500).UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,800