Paul Henry (1876-1958) – The Shower (1930-34) made 60,000 at hammer
The Shower by Paul Henry, a work from the early 1930’s which captures the sense of a passing shower, made a hammer price of €60,000 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish and International art sale on October 20. Other top hammer prices included: In the Market Place Bruges by Walter Osborne (€75,000); Abstract Composition by Evie Hone (€52,000); Achill Cottages by Paul Henry (€66,000); View of Ballydavid Head and the Black Rock Kerry by Liam O’Neill (€34,000); The Rivals by Jack B Yeats (€30,000) and West Road by Donald Teskey (€36,000).