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Colin Davidson – Mourne Mountains
Mourne Mountains by Colin Davidson made a hammer price of €6,500 at Gormley’s art auction in Dublin this evening. Fire from the elements (H6) by Damien Hirst was the most expensive lot sold at €8,500. Hooker setting out for the island by Ciaran Clear made €5,400, Untitled by Patrick Scott made €5,200, a Still Life by Liam Belton made €5,000 and Bull by Anthony Scott made €4,200.
The exhibition of a treasure trove of Irish an international art which opens at Culloden Hotel and Spa outside Belfast on July 27 and runs until August 31 will resume at Sheen Falls in Co. Kerry from September 14 to October 12. In both locations the curated selection of sculpture and artworks by Gormleys will feature renowned international artists like Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Julian Opie and Salvador Dali and Irish artists Ian Pollock, Eamonn Ceannt, Bob Quinn, Paddy Campbell, Sandra Bell, and John Fitzgerald. In Kerry the artist Liam O’Neill will debut a brand-new collection of sculptures.
With an outdoor exhibition of 90 large sculptures and various installations Art and Soul opens at Castlemartyr Resort on June 1 and runs until June 29. Hosted by Gormleys it offers contemporary art and sculpture by international and Irish artists including Andy Warhol, Banksy, Damien Hirst and Salvador Dali.
More than 350 artworks will be shown with a full programme of artists talks and daily guided tours. Work by international sculptors like Michael Ayrton, Philip Jackson, Sophie Ryder, Matteo Lo Greco and Lorenzo Quinn who have not previously featured at Art and Soul will be on display. Among the many Irish sculptors taking part are Patrick O’Reilly, Ian Pollock, Eamonn Ceannt, Giacinto Bosco, Bob Quinn, Paddy Campbell, Sandra Bell and John Fitzgerald. Over 10,000 people viewed the exhibition last year.
PICTURED BELOW: Ivan Sutton – Collinstown Airport, Dublin 1940’s at Whytes. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,500 AT HAMMER
William Crozier – Still Life at de Veres. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
Gerard Dillon – Abstract by Night at Adams. UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,500 AT HAMMER
Art and Soul, an exhibition with over 300 works on display, is at the K Club in Co. Kildare until September 8. Hosted by Gormleys it includes a major outdoor exhibition of over 90 large sculptures and installations set throughout the 550-acre grounds of the luxury estate. There are international artists like Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst alongside leading Irish practitioners including sculptors Patrick O’Reilly, Ian Pollock, Eamonn Ceannt and Bob Quinn. The hotel’s interior will be further embellished with a display of over 100 artworks by some of the world’s best-known artists, including Damien Hirst, Giacinto Bosco, Patrick Rubinstein, Banksy, Keith Haring, and Julian Opie. Opening times are from 11 am to 7 pm daily and admission is free.
Girl with Bird by Gerard Dillon is among the highlights at Gormley’s sale of Irish art on December 5. The auction of more than 240 lots and will include art by Nano Reid, Graham Knuttel, Cecil Maguire, Neil Shawcross, Hans Iten, Carol Ann Waldron, Markey Robinson, William Conor and Elizabeth Cope. The Dillon is estimated at €9,200-€13,800 in a sale expected to realise a total of €160,000-€220,000. It will, according to Oliver Gormley, round off what has been a very positive year for Irish art.
Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst and Francis Bacon are among the artists featured at Art and Soul at the Castlemartyr Resort in east Cork from today until June 18. The international art and sculpture fair by Gormley’s features 80 large pieces of outdoor sculpture and installations set throughout the 220 acre grounds plus 100 artworks on display in the hotel. Irish sculptors Patrick O’Reilly, Ian Pollock, Bob Quinn, Sandra Bell, Eamonn Ceannt, John Fitzgerald,Anthony Scott and Orla De Brí will feature. All artworks will be on sale at prices from €1,000 to €450,000. This is the eighth edition of this event by Gormleys and the first to be held south of Dublin.
This two metre high bronze Irish wolfhound will form the centrepiece of a sculpture garden at Art Source – the Irish contemporary art fair – at the RDS, Dublin from November 11-13. Around 45 artists will have work on display at the sculpture garden which will be at Gormley’s stand.
“The wolfhound is a giant amongst dogs and deserved to be made into a giant sculpture,” the sculptor said. “Nothing represents Ireland better than the gentle quality of our nature and this is reflected in how I have visualised the wolfhound. They are the tallest dogs in the world but also have the sweetest nature and any country would be proud to have it as a symbol.”
A portrait of Grace Kelly by Andy Warhol will be offered by Gormley’s at Timeless, the Irish Antique Dealers’ Fair at the RDS in Dublin from September 23-25 with a preview on September 22. Warhol’s portrait of the actress is based on a still from her first film, Fourteen Hours, in 1951. Gormley’s has priced the screenprint at €200,000. The artist completed the edition in 1984 two years after the actress’s death, aged 52.
“Grace Kelly is extremely popular with collectors and investors as there are very few on sale at any one time,” Oliver Gormley said. “We sold one in 2019 for €136,000 and we expect this to sell for around €200,000 at Timeless, which reflects the appreciation in value for Warhol and high-end contemporary art”.
Sir John Lavery’s oil on canvas sketch for the funeral of Michael Collins is a highlight of the Mary and Ben Dunne Collection to be sold later this year. Singing My Dark Rosaleen by Yeat’s is another highlight. The former supermarket tycoon and his wife are downsizing and selling part of their personal collection which includes works by some of Ireland’s most celebrated painters. Works by Frank McKelvey, Dan O’Neill, Gerard Dillon, James Arthur O’Connor, Jack B. Yeats, Mary Swanzy, Roderic O’Conor, Walter Osborne, William John Leech and Sir Wiliam Orpen are among the 39 paintings to be sold. A selling exhibition of these paintings will be held at Gormley’s Dublin galleries from September 8-24 before moving to Belfast for two weeks.
