David Briggs – ‘Last Days on the Tralee & Dingle’. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR €1,012
The Tralee to Dingle light railway line closed in 1953. This acrylic on board by the self taught Irish transport artist David Briggs dates to 2018. It comes up as lot 31 at the online timed auction of paintings by Adams Blackrock which runs until August 13 with an estimate of €750-850. David Briggs works exclusively in acrylics and is an associate of the Guild of Railway Artists. The Tralee and Dingle light railway and tramway operated from 1891 to 1953 and the ten km Castlegregory line closed shortly before the Second World War. The catalogue for the sale is online.
