JACK BUTLER YEATS (1871-1957) – A Girl Clings to a Young Man on the Beach. UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,000 AT HAMMER
THIS pencil on paper by Jack Butler Yeats titled A Girl Clings to a Young Man on the Beach is from a 1904 illustration for The Collegians. It is based on the 1829 novel by G. Griffin on a notorious murder of a woman in Co. Limerick in 1819. She had been secretly married to a local landlord. Dion Boucicault based The Colleeen Bawn on Griffin’s version of the tale. The signed work comes up at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online sale of Irish art with an estimate of €3,000-€5,000. The auction runs until the evening of September 11 and the catalogue is online. Meantime there will be viewing in Skibbereen on September 7, 8 and 11.
The Road Bends is the title of this oil on paper by Donald Teskey at Morgan O’Driscoll’s online sale of the Ulster Bank Art Collection on the evening of August 28. UPDATE: THIS MADE 9,000 AT HAMMER
JOHN B. VALLELY (B.1941) – Five Musicians. UPDATE: THIS MADE 15,000 AT HAMMER
THIS oil on canvas by John B Vallely comes up as lot 14 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish art online auction from the Ulster Bank Collection for Community Foundation Ireland. It is estimated at €5,000-€7,500. The catalogue for the sale, which is now on view in Skibbereen, is online. The wide ranging collection of more than 250 lots on offer caters to a wide variety of tastes. Bidding ends on the evening of August 28.
My Roman Balcony by George Potter UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,000 AT HAMMER
Art by Donald Teskey, Peter Curling, Elizabeth Cope, Arthur Maderson, John Doherty, William Crozier and Norman McCaig from the Ulster Bank Collection will be among the lots to be auctioned for charity by Morgan O’Driscoll on August 28. Proceeds from the online sale of more than 250 lots donated by Ulster Bank – which has now closed all its branches in the Irish Republic – will be donated to Community Foundation Ireland. This philanthropic hub strives to achieve equality for all in communities through a network of 5,000 voluntary, community and charitable partners around the country. The foundation has provided more than €120 million in grant supports to communities since 2000.
With everything from an abstract screenprint by Cecil King, sculptures by Laurent Mellett and Sandra Bell, an oil on board by Henry Healy (1901-1982) entitled Near Clifden, Preparing to go to Mass and Ornamental Trees, Fota by Victor Richardson this is a very wide ranging collection catering to a variety of artistic tastes. The sale is significant in many ways. Before making their way into the Ulster Bank Collection all these works will have been analysed and deemed worthy by art world professionals. Artworks in a collection like this will have been acquired with the assistance of serious advisors.
The Liffey and O’Connell Bridge by Elizabeth Cope. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,600 AT HAMMER
Even though the art on offer is significant the estimates are wide ranging and reasonable. They span a range from €300 euro for 1992 lithograph – West Cork, Morning by William Crozier to €7,500 for Five Musicians, an oil on canvas by John B. Vallelly.Other works on offer include The Garden of the Wreck, 1998 by John Doherty (€1,200-€1,800), Winter Farm by Nancy Wynne-Jones (€1,000-€1,500), Traffic Lights, Athy by Eugene Conway (€700-€1,000), Day’s work done by Peter Curling (€1,200-€1,800), Donegal Landscape by Arthur Armstrong (€1,500-€2,500), Liffey by Peter Pearson (€600-€900), Primary Structure in Grey by Francis Tansey (€1,000-€1,500), Street with Figures by Donald Teskey (€5,000-€7,000), Gathering the Turf by Charles McAuley (€800-€1,200), My Roman Balcony by George Potter (€1,500-€2,500) and Apple Blossom Time by Norman McCaig (€400-€600).
“This generous gift from Ulster Bank will enable us to impact so many deserving recipients amongst our 5,000 voluntary, community and charitable partners across Ireland. We are hugely appreciative that Community Foundation Ireland has been entrusted to deploy these funds,” Denise Charlton, ceo of Community Foundation Ireland, said. Morgan O’Driscoll remarked that the collection will generate interest from art lovers and collectors alike as well as supporters of the Foundation from across the island of Ireland. The catalogue is online and there will be viewing in Skibbereen on August 24 and 25 and on August 28.
Day’s Work Done by Peter Curling. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,200 AT HAMMER
Vase of Flowers by Geraldine O’Brien UPDATE: THIS MADE 550 AT HAMMER
A still life by the noted Limerick based botanical artist Geraldine M O’Brien and an arresting 1970 lithograph of Noisiu – lover of Deirdre of the Sorrows of Celtic mythology – by Louis le Brocquy are among the works at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current off the wall online Irish art auction. The evening sale on August 8 follows hard on the heels of a successful auction by Morgan O’Driscoll last Monday. This time around the offerings are more affordable. The le Brocquy is a lithograph, number 46 from an edition of 70, and is estimated at €1,500-€2,500. Though Geraldine O’Brien was a celebrated and popular artist her work remains affordable. Still Life – Vase of Flowers is estimated at just €700-€1,000. With a selection from Arthur Maderson and Graham Knuttel to Michael Hales and Annemarie Bourke this big sale has something to suit everyones taste. The catalogue is online.
Noisiu (1970) by Louis le Brocquy. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,600 AT HAMMER
HENRY MORGAN (B.1952)- Crashing Wave, Blackhead (2023). UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,200 AT HAMMER
This oil on canvas by Henry Morgan is lot 11 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current off the wall online art auction. The estimate is €700-€1,000. Viewing for the auction gets underway today in Skibbereen and the catalogue is online. Bidding ends on the evening of August 8. There is a wide variety of art and artists from Banksy to Bono, Christo to Sheppard Fairey, Harry Kernoff to Louis le Brocquy and many more.
PETER CURLING (B.1955) – July Course Study, Newmarket. UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,000 AT HAMMER
July Course Study, Newmarket, an oil on canvas by Peter Curling, comes up as lot 15 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish art online auction which runs until the evening of July 31. The estimate is 8,000-12,000. There is art by Jack Butler Yeats, John Behan, May Guinness, Brian Ballard, Orla de Bri and many other artists on offer. The sale is now on view in Skibbereen and the catalogue is online.
DONALD TESKEY (B.1956) – Kilcummin Head, Co. Mayo (2020). UPDATE: THIS MADE 36,000 AT HAMMER
This 2020 work by Donald Teskey comes up as lot 6 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online Irish art auction. The online catalogue features work by Evie Hone, John Behan, Jack Butler Yeats, Nano Reid, Orla de Bri, Cecil King, Sir William Orpen and many other Irish artists. The sale runs until the evening of Monday, July 31 and will be on view in Skibbereen, west Cork from July 27. Kilcummin Head by Teskey is estimated at €15,000-€25,000.
Bird of Paradise by Graham Knuttel UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,200 AT HAMMER
A colourful and distinctive Bird of Paradise by the artist Graham Knuttel, who died aged 69 in May, comes up as lot 12 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s off the wall online art auction which runs until the evening of July 3. Playfully displayed as a bird, not a flower, and complete with an instantly recognisable Knuttel eye it is estimated at €2,000-€3,000. The art of Graham Knuttel tends to be more popular with punters than the art establishment. His distinctive designs, including a Bird of Paradise mug, feature on a range of household items by Tipperary Crystal. The sale includes a selection of affordable artworks from a wide range of artists. Among them are Arthur Maderson, Cecil Maguire, Steve Burgess and John Morris. It is on view in Skibbereen on Monday and the catalogue is online.
Fountain in St. Stephen’s Green by Camille Souter. UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,600 AT HAMMER
You don’t have to be actually in west Cork – though plainly it would be better at this time of year – to enjoy an upcoming auction in Skibbereen. Artists from Patrick Hennessy to Jack B Yeats, Camille Souter, Percy French, Graham Knuttel, Mainie Jellett and Mildred Anne Butler all come up at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online Irish art sale. It kicks off at 6.30 pm on June 26. The catalogue and bidding is online and it will be followed on Monday, July 3 with an online auction of affordable Irish art.
