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    MEALY’S BEAT THE WINTER BLUES

    Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

    The Stained Glass Window, Brittany by Aloysius O'Kelly made 19,200 at Mealys. (click to enlarge)

    The Mealy’s fine and decorative art sale, which

    This octagonal centre table in the style of Godwin made 19,200 at Mealy's. (click to enlarge)

    went ahead on December 7 in spite of the weather, realised just under 380,000.  There was a good number of bidders in the room and special facilities for advance and telephone bidding.  The joint top lots were “Brittany, The Stained Glass Window” by Aloysius O’Kelly, 1905 and a signed and numbered octagonal centre table after a design by Godwin.  Each made 19,200.

    A pair of Regency mirrors from Bantry House failed to sell at auction but remained under active negotiation afterwards.  Bronzes by the Cork sculptor Seamus Murphy made 11,800 and 7,800 respectively.

    Around 60 per cent of 1,166 lots on offer found buyers, including most of the higher value pieces.  Auctioneer Fonsie Mealy said he was happy with the result, particularly in view of the heavy snowfall in Co. Kilkenny the previous evening.

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    YEATS THE TOP LOT AT ADAMS SALE

    Monday, December 6th, 2010

    Jack Yeats’ Lingering Sun, O’Connell Bridge, Dublin made a hammer price of 140,000 at Adams sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on December 6.  Once in the collection of film director John Huston the painting is set along the quays in the centre of Dublin in the 1920’s. See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for November 30 and December 5.

    The sale total was 1.53 million and 80 per cent of lots sold.

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    ADAMS SALE OF IMPORTANT IRISH ART

    Sunday, December 5th, 2010

    A selection from the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on Monday December 6 at 6 p.m.  The catalogue features 180 lots. See post on antiquesandartireland.com for November 30.

    Last of Claddagh Cottages (Galway, c.1945) by Grace Henry at Adams. It is estimated at 1,500-2,500. UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR 2,600.

    Allegory is the title of this 1950 work by Louis le Brocquy. The Aubusson tapestry is estimated at 80,000-120,000. UPDATE: IT MADE 80,000

    A Hilltop Town in the South of France by Mary Swanzy at Adams. It is estimated at 40,000-60,000. UPDATE: IT MADE 66,000

    Black Roofs and Black Boats by Padraig MacMiadhachain (b.1929) (3,000-5,000). UPDATE: IT MADE 5,200

    Gerard Dillon (1916-1971) Italian Washer Woman (40,000-60,000) UPDATE: IT MADE 68,000

    Cottage by the Coast by Norah McGuinness (2,500-3,500) UPDATE: IT MADE 3,400

    West of Ireland Village by a River by Markey Robinson (2,500-3,500). UPDATE: IT MADE 4,200

    Fantail Pigeon by Louis le Brocquy (40,000-60,000). UPDATE: It made 48,000.

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    IRISH ART PRICED TO SELL AT DE VERES

    Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

    The Great Fight by Michael Farrell at de Veres in Dublin on December 8. (click to enlarge) UPDATE: IT MADE 14,000

    More than 140 lots of Irish art will come under the hammer

    Composition in Red, Black and Lime Green is the title of this c1952 gouache by William Scott at de Veres on December 8. UPDATE: IT WAS UNSOLD. (click to enlarge).

    at de Veres in Dublin on December 8.  Most are fresh to the market and realistically priced.

    The auction features two works by Michael Farrell (1944-2000).    “The Great Fight”, shows American heavyweight Jack Dempsey being knocked out of the ring in the 1923 world title fight and is estimated at 8,000-12,000.

    The William Scott in this sale, Composition in Red, Black and Lime Green, dates from 1952 and carries a similar estimate. The sale features five works by Dan O’Neill from a Dublin collection and a selection of good works by Markey Robinson.  Among other artists on offer are Basil Blackshaw, Peter Curling, Gerard Dillon, Evie Hone, Tony O’Malley, Colin Middleton and Hughie O’Donoghue.
    The sale is at the D4 Berkeley Hotel on Wednesday, December 8 at 6 p.m.
    UPDATE:  About 60 per cent of lots were sold in an auction which realised around 325,000.  The top lot was Fishermen’s Wives by Dan O’Neill. It made 28,000.  A second O’Neill, entitled “And yet another” made 15,500.  Evie Hone’s Abstract Composition sold for 11,500 and Yellow Head by Basil Blackshaw made 10,500.Early in Summer by Nano Reid sold for 4,000 as did Tony O’Malley’s Two Trout on a Newspaper.  Village in the West of Ireland by Gerard Dillon made 6,200, a silkscreen print by William Scott entitled A Girl Surveyed made 2,000 and most of the Markey Robinsons in the auction sold for figures within their estimates.

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    YEATS WITH HUSTON CONNECTION AT ADAMS

    Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

    Lingering Sun, O'Connell Bridge, Dublin by Jack B. Yeats at Adams on December 6. (click to enlarge) UPDATE: IT MADE 140,000

    Jack Yeats’ Lingering Sun, O’Connell Bridge, Dublin, once in the collection of film director John Huston, features at Adams sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on December 6.  Set along the quays in the centre of Dublin in the 1920’s it is a significant work from the artists mature style.

    Huston, an avid art collector whose great grandfather had emigrated from Co. Armagh in 1840, returned in 1952. He finally settled in St. Cleran’s House, Co. Galway for over 18 years.  He brought Marlon Brando to Ireland and shot Moby Dick in Youghal with Gregory Peck. John Huston owned Ireland’s first Monet and a Juan Gris. He bought the work of many Irish artists, but Yeats reflected his feelings for this country. He was forced to sell most of his collection before his death.
    This painting is estimated at 150,000-250,000.
    UDATE:  This was the top lot in sale which realised 1.53 million and where 80 per cent of lots found buyers.  It made 140,000.

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    HENRY THE BANKER AT ADAMS ART AUCTION

    Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

    Clouds at Sunset by Paul Henry made a hammer price of 55,000 at the Adams sale of the Bank of Ireland collection. It was the top price paid. The painting had been estimated at 30,000-50,000. (click to enlarge).

    Paul Henry’s Clouds at Sunset was the top lot at the James Adam sale of the Bank of Ireland collection in Dublin on November 24.  It made a hammer price of 55,000.  Such was the interest in the sale – 4,000 people turned up to view – that the venue had to  be moved from the Adams salesroom to the Great Room at the adjacent Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.

    Louis le Brocquy’s Study towards an image of James Joyce (est. 50,000-70,000) and Gerard Dillon’s Out with the Nets (est. 25,000-35,000) each sold for 50,000.  Next on the list were works by Patrick Collins and Basil Blackshaw, which each made a hammer price of 38,000.

    Paintings by Tony O’Malley and Basil Blackshaw made 36,000 at hammer, a le Brocquy and a work by Sean Keating each made 32,000 and and top ten was completed by another le Brocquy which sold for 30,000.

    The sale of 145 lots realised 1.5 million and achieved good prices across the board.  All but one painting, Barrie Cooke’s large museum quality triptych entitled Big Forest Borneo, found buyers.  A number of works went above the top estimate, most sold for well into the estimated price and some achieved their lower estimate.

    See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for October 20 and October 13, and the video posted on October 31.

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    PAUL HENRY AT WHYTE’S NOVEMBER IRISH ART SALE

    Monday, November 22nd, 2010

    Fisherman in a Currach is the title of this 1910 work by Paul Henry. It features at the Whyte's sale in Dublin on November 29. (click to enlarge) UPDATE: IT MADE 145,000

    Donegal Dancer by William Conor features at Whyte's on November 29. It is estimated at 3,000-5,000. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Painted shortly after Paul Henry first arrived on Achill Island in 1910 the painting on the left is one of a number of works that record the artist’s excitement at his new found surroundings. It is entitled Fisherman in a Currach. The setting is Achill Island and must almost certainly be the Cathedral Rocks at the northern end of the Menawn Cliffs at Keel; the distant island is Inishgallon.  The work will feature at the Whyte’s sale in the RDS on Monday, November 29 at 6 p. m.  It is estimated at 100,000-150,000.
    There are a number of works in the sale donated by leading Irish artists to raise funds for Amnesty International.  Among those who have contributed paintings are Robert Ballagh, Barrie Cooke and Alice Maher.
    There is an illustration by Harry Clarke of John Keats’  The Eve of St. Agnes and this 191 lot sale features works by Percy French and William Conor and a Mediterranean scene by Nathanial Hone.
    The venue for the sale is the RDS Clyde Rooms, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.  Viewing is from Saturday, November 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
    UPDATE: Fisherman in a Currach was the top lot at this sale. It made 145,000.  Harry Clarke’s illusation for The Eve of St. Agnes made 15,500.  Watercolours by Percy French made various sums of between 1,500 and 6,000 and most of the offerings from William Conor sold too.  Conor’s The Potato Pickers made 21,000. Nathanial Hone’s Fishing Boats at Villefranche c1880 made 35,000, John Behan’s unique bronze Famine Ship made 10,000 and a diptych by John Shinnors sold for 14,500

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    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife

    Thursday, November 18th, 2010

    A detail from The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife at the National Gallery of Ireland, which is to be restored. Photo © National Gallery of Ireland (click to enlarge)

    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife by Cork born historical painter Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) at the National Gallery of Ireland is to be restored.

    The work on one of the most popular paintings in the collection, viewed by around 750,000 people each year, is made possible through the generosity of the Art Conservation Fund of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

    The painting will undergo a preliminary technical examination with ultraviolet and infrared reflectography and radiography. This will enable conservators to investigate areas of over-painting, as well as any original under drawings and alterations to the composition. The Maclise painting, which presents extraordinary conservation challenges because of its size (317 x 515cm), requires a selection of structural treatments.

    Aoife, daughter of Dermot McMurrough, King of Leinster, married Richard de Clare, the 2nd Earl of Pembroke, known as Strongbow, in Waterford in 1170.  He was the leader of the Norman Invasion into Ireland.

    Dr. Brendan Rooney, Curator of Irish art at the National Gallery of Ireland, remarked: “Historical subjects of this kind are relatively rare in Irish art, and Cork-born Maclise’s technical ability was exceptional.

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    DOLANS IRISH ART IN GALWAY

    Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

    The Ploughed Field by Jay Murphy (estimated at 500-800) features at the Dolans Art Auction at the Marriott Hotel in Galway on Sunday, November 21. (click on image to enlarge) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    This watercolour by Annemarie Bourke entitled Aspects of Galway (estimated at 800-1,200) features at the Dolan's art auction on November 21. (click to enlarge) UPDATE: IT MADE 1,000

    Traditional and contemporary work by Irish artists features at the Dolans art auction at the Marriott Hotel in Galway on Sunday November 21 at 3 p.m.  The emphasis is on affordability.

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    George Stubbs’s portrait of Viscount Gormanston’s White Dog

    Friday, November 12th, 2010

    George Stubbs’s portrait of Viscount Gormanston’s White Dog

    George Stubbs Portrait of a white dog, the property of Lord Gormanston and later owned by Lord Beaverbrook. (click to enlarge) UPDATE: IT MADE £361,250

    is a feature lot at Sotheby’s Old Master & British Paintings sale in London on December 8.  The painting was commissioned in 1781 by the 11th Viscount Gormanston of Gormanston Castle, County Meath, one of only two Irish patrons of the artist. Gormanston Castle was the seat of the Preston family – bearers of one of the oldest titles in both Britain and Ireland– until around 1950.

    Stubbs remains arguably the world’s greatest animal portrait painter. His paintings of dogs in particular demonstrate his exceptional ability to portray an owner’s treasured animals, and such portraits rarely appear on the open market. The painting, which was purchased by the 1st Lord Beaverbrook in 1951, is estimated at £300,000-£400,000.
    Sotheby’s will offer important old master paintings, modern British art and other works from the collection of 20th-century press baron and business tycoon Lord Beaverbrook in a series of auctions in both London and New York through January 2011.
    UPDATE:  The Stubbs’ portrait of Viscount Gormanston’s White Dog made a hammer price with buyer’s premium of £361,250. There was a new world record for Stubbs at this sale when his Brood Mares and Foal sold for £10,121,250. This was more than three times the previous record for a Stubbs. The Old Master and British Paintings sale brought in £23,577,600.

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