A Beckett painting by Cian McLoughlin sold for a hammer price of 30,000 over an estimate of 6,000-10,000 at the James Adam Mid Century Modern sale in Dublin today. A second diptych, Pozo and Lucky, made 14,500 at hammer over a top estimate of 10,000. They came from the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin. In 2006 the Beckett Centenary Festival Committee, with the Gate Theatre and the Department of Arts, Tourism and Sport, launched an exhibition by Cian McLoughlin which explored Beckett’s three main plays – ‘End Game’, ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ and ‘Waiting for Godot’. McLoughlin spent three years talking to, studying and painting the actors who had become synonymous with Beckett’s masterpieces, producing large scale portraits that strove to display not the actor, but the character which they embodied.
Cian McLoughlin (b.1973) Didi and Gogo
Commissioned by the Shelbourne Hotel in 2007 the diptychs capture the tragic couplings of Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo) and Pozzo and Lucky from ‘Waiting for Godot’. Encroaching as spectres from the fog, the faces of Barry McGovern, Johnny Murphy, Alan Stanford and Stephen Brennan are transformed.
This luxurious four seasons cocktail cabinet by the renowned Irish studio makers Zelouf and Bell, currently exhibiting at Maison Gerard in New York, is among the top lots at the James Adam Mid Century Modern sale online on December 15. It is estimated at €10,000-€15,000. UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,000 AT HAMMER
Sleep by Falling Water by Jack B. Yeats sold for a hammer price of 265,000 at the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin this evening. The 1948 work was painted when Yeats was 77. It had been estimated at 150,000-200,000 and is the most expensive artwork sold at Adams this year.
THIS gem set and diamond pendant brooch comes up at the James Adam sale of fine jewellery and watches in Dublin today with an estimate of 7,000-9,000. It is by Fred Paris and dates to c1975-80. The central ruby cabochon is surrounded by brilliant cut diamonds of approximately six carats in total and it is decorated with alternating sapphire, emerald and ruby cabochons. There is 221 lots on offer in the online sale. UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,500 AT HAMMER
A single stone diamond ring weighing 7.12 carats within a four-claw setting and between tapered baguette-cut diamonds is the top lot at the James Adam sale of fine jewellery and watches on December 8. It is estimated at 100,000-150,000. The online auction of 221 lots offers a wide variety of choices from rings, earrings, bracelets, bangles and brooches to watches and cufflinks. The catalogue is online. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This 18th century French faience shaped oval tureen from Marseille is at the James Adam sale of the Ib Jorgensen collection in Dublin today. The lid has a twig and fruit handle and it is estimated at 1,000-1,500. A total of 126 lots or art, furniture, silver and collectibles will come under the hammer at the auction this afternoon. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
A pair of portraits of William III and the Duke of Portland attributed to Caspar Netscher is, at 40,000-60,000, the most expensively estimated lot at the annual James Adam Country House Collections sale. The full length portraits are contained in contemporary carved giltwood frames. It comes up in Dublin on October 13. Around 800 lots of Irish Georgian furniture, paintings and collectables will come under the hammer in two days of sales. Part I is a timed online auction which runs to October 12, Part II will be held at the Adams salesroom at St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
ATTRIBUTED TO CASPAR NETSCHER (1639-1684) Portrait of William III. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
This 1875 painting of Master McGrath, the only greyhound to win the Waterloo Cup five times, by W. Allison is at the James Adam online Country House Collections Townley Hall sale which is now open for bidding. A note on the back of the oil on board reads: “Master McGrath was the only one to win the Waterloo Cup five times. This painting was commissioned by the owner and given to Bob Mush, trainer of the dog.” Day one of the sale is a timed online event which runs until October 12. Lot 109 is estimated at 400-600. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,600
The Sick Bed by Jack B. Yeats at the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on September 2 is as topical in the pandemic as it was months ago in March when this auction was originally scheduled to take place. This 1950 painting, with an estimate of €250,000-€350,000, highlights an auction that includes new to market works by leading Irish artists and 16 paintings by Terence P.Flanagan from the estate of his widow Sheelagh. The Sick Bed is a late Yeats work which depicts the psychological and emotional interaction between a man in a dark blue suit sitting at the bedside of a woman whose head reclines on the pillow.Hay Stooks with Cottages by Paul Henry, from a private Cork collection, is estimated at €50,000-€70,000 as is Bound for the Islands by Yeats. Bogland Kerry by Paul Henry has an estimate of €40,000-€60,000. In his catalogue introduction the art historian Dickon Hall chronicles the position of Terence and Sheelagh Flanagan in the cultural life of Northern Ireland at a time of intense political upheaval. He places this art in the context of work by William Scott and F E McWilliam, as well as that of Seamus Heaney, all of whom were friends of the Flanagans. The paintings on offer range from early works from the 1960’s to 2005 with estimates from €1,500-€10,000.Dan O’Neill’s Four Provinces of Ireland is a set of four oil paintings featuring Mount Errigal, Carrantuohill, Glendalough and The Twelve Bens. These small works are estimated at €20,000-€30,000. An Aubusson tapestry by Louis le Brocquy of oranges in a cloud of greenery against a deep blue sky is estimated at €30,000-€50,000. A watercolour image of Samuel Beckett by le Brocquy is estimated at €15,000-€20,000.Colin Middleton’s Birth of David dates to 1944 and comes with surreal references to the life of King David and perhaps the Star of David at a time of persecution of jews in Europe (€20,000-€30,000).There is contemporary art by Patrick Collins, Donald Teskey, Nano Reid, Sean McSweeney, Tony O’Malley, Norah McGuinness and David Crone and sculpture by Jacob Epstein, John Behan and Sandra Bell.
UPDATE: Hay Stooks with Cottages by Paul Henry made 100,000 at hammer, Connemara Landscape by Paul Henry made 70,000 at hammer, Coastal Report 1 by Donald Teskey made 34,000 over a top estimate of 15,000, Bound for the Islands by Jack B. Yeats sold for 90,000 over a top estimate of 70,000, The Sick Bed by Yeats was unsold. A portrait by Sir Gerard Festus Kelly of Man Than E made 36,00 and Ucello, an Aubusson tapestry by Louis le Brocquy made 65,000 at hammer, Bogland Kerry by Paul Henry sold for 36,000 and The Four Provinces of Ireland by Dan O’Neill made 20,000.
The Sick Bed by Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
In the Woods at Marley by Evie Hone is Lot 19 at the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on September 2. The watercolour is estimated at 2,500-3,500. This is the re-scheduled 2020 Spring Sale which was to have taken place on March 25. There are paintings and sculpture from a variety of Irish collections and the catalogue is online.
Evie Hone HRHA (1894-1955) In the Woods at Marley. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,000 AT HAMMER
