Skibbereen based art auctioneer Morgan O’Driscoll will hold viewings in London on April 3, 4 and 5 for his upcoming Irish and International Art auction at the RDS on April 10. Mr. O’Driscoll, who conducts a number of online art auctions every year, has found new buyers and an increased awareness of Irish art and artists by holding regular viewing in the British capital for his major sales. The evening sale at the Minerva Suite of the RDS on April 10 will feature 185 lots, including 27 lots of sculpture. London viewings are at La Galleria at 30 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall and viewings at the RDS get underway at 2 pm on April 7. Among the highlights is work by Paul Henry, Frank McKelvey, Nathaniel Hone, Henry Jones Thaddeus, Evie Hone and Louis le Brocquy. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
JOHN BEHAN (B.1938) Wandering Mr Bloom from Ulysses (3,000-5,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,000 AT HAMMER
LOUIS LE BROCQUY (1916-2012) Torso (25,000-35,000) UPDATE: THIS MADD 24,000 AT HAMMER
CAREY CLARKE (B.1936) Still Life – Fruit & Flowers (4,000-6,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,200 AT HAMMER
FREDERICK EDWARD MCWILLIAM (1909-1992)The Judo Players (15,000-20,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 13,000 AT HAMMER.
EVIE HONE (1894-1955) Composition (5,000-7,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,000 AT HAMMER
