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    • A HOUSE SALE IN LIMERICK WITH ORIENTAL LOTS

    February 4th, 2017
    Satsuma vases, blue and white jardinieres, Oriental porcelain plaques on stands, a four panel screen with ebony frame, figures and carvings, cloisonné ware, cabinets, tables and lamps will come under the hammer at a house sale in Limerick city on February 18.  O’Donovan and Associates of Newcastle West will offer the contents of Manderville House at Fort Mary Park (opposite the Gaelic Grounds) on the instructions of the representatives of the late Mr. and Mrs. Terry McGowan.
    The late Terry McGowan spent some time in Japan and many of the more than 250 lots on offer originated in the Far East.  All are to be sold without reserve.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    A Chinese wall carving

    An Oriental plaque on an ebony stand

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    ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL RICHTER ICEBERG

    February 3rd, 2017

    Gerhard Richter, Eisberg, 1982, Oil on canvas, 100.5 by 151 cm  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £17.7 MILLION

    Gerhard Richter’s Eisberg will come to auction for the first time at Sotheby’s evening sale of contemporary art in London on March 8.  It was painted soon after the artist’s divorce from his first wife Ema in 1981. Gerhard and Ema had been married for 25 years, but by the early 1980s Richter was living with Isa Genzken, a successful young artist. In the words of his biographer, Dietmar Elger, Eisberg was created as an attempt “to work through his unfulfilled hope for familial happiness and to take final stock of a difficult period in his life.”

    “For an artist who so consistently sought to objectively portray everyday nature as filtered through photography, the iceberg paintings hold a special place among Richter’s landscapes, coming closest to the transcendental sublime of 19th century German Romanticism. In the short time I’ve been lucky enough to live with this painting, I’ve been truly fascinated to see its colours change every day – sometimes glowing and warm, sometimes icy cold. It’s a painting that never stands still” commented Alex Branczik, Head of Contemporary Art, Sotheby’s Europe.

    Estimated at £8 – 12 million / HK$76.8 – 115.2 million, Eisberg is the largest of only three Iceberg paintings made by Richter. The second work is held in the prestigious collection of Doris and Donald Fisher that is promised to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. A third work, Eis (1981) sold at Sotheby’s London in February 2012 for £4.3 million. This one is estimated at £8-12 million.

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    A PALESTINIAN STUDENT WORKSHOP AT IMMA IN DUBLIN

    February 1st, 2017

    Palestinian artist Emily Jacir is leading a student workshop at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in conjunction with her current exhibition Europa  which runs to February 26.   “To Be Determined (for Jean)” is based around an exchange with students from the International Academy of Art Palestine, Ramallah, where she teaches. They are working at IMMA with students from colleges around Ireland including Limerick School of Art and Design; Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Centre for Creative Arts and Media; the National College of Art and Design Dublin and Dublin School of Creative Arts, Dublin Institute of Technology.

    The workshop is taking place over two consecutive weeks during which the nine students are travelling to sites around the country including the Falls Road in Belfast, Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin and the city of Derry with artist Willie Doherty.  The colleagues Jacir has invited to contribute are people she has been working with for decades like Willie Doherty, Conor McGrady, Gerard Byrne, Shane Cullen, and David Lloyd. Most of them have worked in Palestine.

    The initiative offers an opportunity for IMMA to develop its relationship with third level partners, to test out a model for international collaborative student research focusing on  exhibitions and exhibiting artists, and to promote its potential as a site for research.

    Emily Jacir, a sketch in the Egyptian Museum, April 24, 2003, Cairo 2003, video, photo: courtesy of the artist, © Emily Jacir

    Emily Jacir, Crossing Surda (a record of going to and from work), 2002, two-channel video installation, photo: courtesy of the artist. © Emily Jacir

     

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    100 SAATCHI GALLERY ARTWORKS AT CHRISTIE’S IN LONDON AND NEW YORK

    February 1st, 2017

    An auction of 100 artworks by 100 contemporary artists selected by the Saatchi Gallery is to be held by Christie’s in London and New York in March.  The sale is in support of the Saatchi Gallery’s free entry and education programme. From the collection of Charles Saatchi, these works reflect the Gallery’s commitment to provide an innovative forum for contemporary art. The sale features art from America and the UK as well as Europe, Canada, Costa Rica and South Korea and includes names from across the globe like  Julia Dault, Anthea Hamilton, Laure Prouvost and Jon Rafman.  A total of 50 works come up at Christie’s, South Kensington on March 10 and 50 more will come up in New York on March 22.

    Highlights from the London sale will include Light Perpetual by Conrad Shawcross and a series of 30 portraits by Annie Kevans depicting the faces of dictators as children. The New York selection includes Henry Taylor’s “The young, the brave, Bobby Hutton” RIP Oakland, California capturing the tension and pride in the post of a 17 year old killed by police and Dana Schutz’s portrait of an albino woman. Estimates range from £1,000-35,000.

    Conrad Shawcross (B. 1977) Light Perpetual (£10,000-15,000) © Christie’s Images Limited 2017

    Federico Herrero (B. 1978) Amansalva ($15,000-20,000) © Christie’s Images Limited 2017

    Annie Kevans (B. 1972) Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguay © Christie’s Images Limited 2017 (£18,000-25,000)

    Dana Schutz (B. 1976)
    Albino ($12,000-18,000) © Christie’s Images Limited 2017

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    THE ODYSSEY OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

    January 31st, 2017

    An impressive 6 meter long painting by Ismail Shammout (1930-2006) recalling the history of Palestine and the life experiences of this master of Arab modern art will lead Christie’s spring auction season in Dubai from March 15-19. Driven by emotion and passion Odyssey of a People was painted in 1980 as a result of a relentless dedicated effort of over 6 months of daily work. It is the most important and seminal work of the artist’s career and has been directly consigned from the artist’s family.

    It was first exhibited in 1981 in Dar Al-Karama in Beirut, later travelling on loan to Damascus, Malaysia, Kuwait, the Jordan National Museum, Abu Dhabi and finally Ramallah. It was at this final location in 2002, on the day of an Israeli incursion, that the painting was quickly hidden and folded away by the director of the museum in a pillow case. It has not been displayed publicly since. After the artist’s death in 2006 and the director’s death in 2008 the artist’s wife Tamam Al Akhal established contact with the museum director’s wife and reclaimed the work.  Estimated at US$800,000-900,000 it comes up for sale on March 18

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    AN ONLINE IRISH ART SALE AT DE VERES

    January 31st, 2017

    AN online only sale of Irish art is running at de Veres until February 6.  It comprises 250 lots, many with estimates of below 1,000.  Among the 20th century Irish paintings on offer there is work by  Jack B.Yeats, Nathaniel Hone, Robert Ballagh, Sean McSweeney, Pauline Bewick and Markey Robinson.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection.

    Brian Bourke – Landscape Switzerland 72 (400-600)

    Nathaniel Hone RHA 1831-1917 HARVESTING (300-500)

    Nano Reid 1900-1981 PORTRAIT OF ESTELLA SOLOMONS (800-1,200)

    Pauline Bewick – Amarylis -snow outside (2,000-3,000)

     

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    MOORCROFT VASES SELL FOR 6,000 AT JAMES ADAM

    January 30th, 2017

    A WILLIAM MOORCROFT BURSLEM CHINA PAIR OF CIRCULAR BALUSTER TAPERING SLENDER VASES

    A William Moorcroft Burslem china par of circular baluster tapering slender vases sold for a hammer price of 6,000 at the January sale at James Adam in Dublin on January 29. They are stamped  ‘Florian Ware, Jas MacIntyre & Co Ltd., Burslem, England’ and with Moorcroft signature in green.
    William Moorcroft was born in Burslem and trained in London at the National Art Training School. He gained a reputation as one of the leading pottery designers in Britain and was highly sought after by retailers such as Tiffanys. Moorcroft drew inspiration from the Art Nouveau movement and was fond of bold colour and Oriental form. This was reflected in his work, notably in his Florian Range at MacIntyre & Co. which was extremely popular.

    This gave him the confidence to leave James MacIntyre & Co. and set up on his own. His departure was by no means amicable. It is reported that Moorcroft left suddenly and took many of MacIntyres employees with him. William Moorcroft was the recipient of numerous awards throughout his career including the Gold medal for his designs at the 1904 St Louis Exhibition. In 1928 he was awarded Royal Patronage by Queen Mary. Moorcroft is one of the last remaining independent art potteries in the world today.

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    COTSWOLD SCHOOL FURNITURE BY PETER WAALS

    January 29th, 2017

    A collection of 15 lots of Cotswold School Furniture will come up at Bellmans Auctioneers of Winchester on February 14. Estimates range from £100 to £8,000. Most were made by Peter Waals (1870-1937) in the tradition of Ernest Gimson at his workshop in Chalford in Gloucestershire between 1922 and 1936.  Furniture by Waals was widely collected by some of the leading English industrial families of the day like the Cadbury’s and the Pilkingtons.  These pieces are from Lyndwood, Stoughton Road in Leicester, former home of the Goddard family who patented silver polish in the 19th century.

    An oak and macassar ebony side table (£4,000-6,000)

    Chequer inlaid oak chest of drawers by Peter Waals (£5,000-7,000)

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    NEW OWNERS FOR WESTPORT HOUSE

    January 27th, 2017

    Westport House

    One of the best known stately homes in Ireland, Westport House, has been sold to the Hughes family, which operates the Hotel Westport in Co. Mayo.  They say they are committed to ensuring the property is given the attention and care it deserves. They plan to spent 50 million on refurbishment and upgrading works. Mayo County Council has acquired 40 acres of the estate. The purchase price was not disclosed. Westport House had been on the market with NAMA with a price tag of 10 million.

    The original house was built in the 1650s by Colonel John Browne on the foundation of Grace O’Malley’s Castle. He married O’Malley’s great great granddaughter, Maude Burke. The current house which dates largely to the 18th century was designed by Richard Cassells who also designed Leinster House and Carton. It was completed by the renowned English architect James Wyatt, who also planned the layout of Westport town. It has been the ancestral home of the Browne family for generations and was the first stately home in Ireland to open to the public in 1960.  Since then it has welcomed more than four million visitors.

    In an attempt to save the house for the family the late 11th Marquess of Sligo, Jeremy Brown, sold a life-size masterpiece in terracotta by Aimé-Jules Dalou for £362,500 at Sotheby’s in London in 2014.  Boulonnaise allaitant son enfant (A Young Mother from Boulogne feeding her Child) was acquired directly from the artist in 1876 by George John Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo. It went to the National Gallery of Canada in Ottowa. Jeremy Browne had said: ‘We hope that the proceeds raised through its sale will secure the future of one of Ireland’s best-loved attractions for generations to come.”

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for May 2, May 21 and December 19, 2014)

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    NEWLY DISCOVERED RUBENS MAKES $5.1 MILLION IN NEW YORK

    January 26th, 2017

    Sir Peter Paul Rubens – Study of a Horse with a Rider

    A rare example of a large-scale animal study by the Flemish painter Sir Peter Paul Rubens achieved $5.1 million at Sotheby’s sale of Old Masters in New York.  A rare example of a large-scale animal study by the artist, Study of a Horse with a Rider had been until recently described as by a follower of Sir Anthony Van Dyck. However, the authorship had been difficult to discern due to overpaint and background added later, which dominated the original scene. With the removal of these later additions, the canvas has been revealed as a work of high quality, and a typical example of the spirited and rapidly-painted oil sketches for which Rubens is celebrated.

    The sales of Old Master Drawings and Master Paintings and Sculpture at Sotheby’s  – part of Masters Week in New York – realised a total of $31.8 million.  Christopher Apostle, Head of Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings Department in New York, commented: “This evening we saw exceptional prices for several exceptional pictures – this market understands and appreciates a masterpiece when it sees one. That applies both to famed artists like Rubens and Botticelli, who continue to attract a global audience, as well as names celebrated among connoisseurs like Drost and de Coster, both of whom saw new auction records set tonight. We had strong private bidding across our field, including participation from Asian and Russian collectors, with Dutch 17th-century pictures, early Italian, and Flemish works performing particularly well.”

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