No less than five works by the late Basil Blackshaw will feature in Morgan O’Driscoll’s online Irish art auction on June 27. The catalogue, with 178 lots, will go live on June 15. The sale will include 11 lots of sculpture. Here is a small selection:
Basil Blackshaw HRHA RUA (1932-2016)
Yellow Car
oil on board (6,000-8,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,800
Mark O’Neill (b.1963)
Mill House Pink (2012)
oil on board (4,000-6,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,000 AT HAMMER
Liam O’Neill (b.1954)
Race to the Finish
oil on canvas (6,000-8,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,500
William Conor RHA RUA ROI (1881-1968)
The Proud Mother
wax crayon (3,000-5,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,400 AT HAMMER