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.
PATRICK HENNESSY (1915-1980) – Marrakesh Roses. UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,600 AT HAMMER
THIS oil on board comes up as lot 12 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online Irish art auction which runs until June 26. The catalogue is online and the sale offers a selection of paintings, drawings, etchings, prints and sculpture. Marrakesh Roses is estimated at €2,500-3,500.
Windbreak by John Morris. UPDATE: THIS MADE 700 AT HAMMER
Windbreak by John Morris from Morgan O’Driscoll’s current off the wall online art auction which runs until May 30 is a reminder, if one is needed, that beaches can be chilly on sunny days in Ireland. Maybe not so much in the midst of the sunny spell we are all enjoying right now. Lot 14, an oil on board, is estimated at just 400-600. The auction offers a good across the board selection of affordable art. The catalogue is online.
A c1845 oil of a merchant frigate moored in Cork Harbour by George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson. UPDATE: THIS MADE 25,000 AT HAMMER
From George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson to Hughie O’Donoghue, Charles Tyrrell to Nano Reid the art online sale by Morgan O’Driscoll which runs until 6.30 pm next Monday covers a broad range of Irish art. There will be particular local interest in an Atkinson showing Cork Harbour almost two centuries ago. It is estimated at €20,000-€30,000. The sale will be on view in Skibbereen next Monday and the catalogue is online. Work by Sean McSweeney, Tony O’Malley, Norah McGuinness, Basil Blackshaw and many other artists is included.
Norah Allison McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980) – The Garden at Rockbrook. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,800 AT HAMMER
This gouache on paper by Norah McGuinness comes up as lot 28 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online Irish art auction. The online catalogue for this sale – which runs until May 22 – includes work by Sean McSweeney, Nano Reid, Tony O’Malley, Hughie O’Donoghue, Basil Blackshaw, Charles Tyrrell and many others. The McGuinness is estimated at €2,000-3,000.
MAJELLA O’NEILL COLLINS – Calm Seas, Sherkin. UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,600 AT HAMMER
Calm Seas, Sherkin by Majella O’Neill Collins comes up as lot 34 at Morgan O’Driscolls current off the wall online art auction. It is estimated at 2,000-3,000. The auction is on view in Skibbereen today and again on Monday, April 24, the day of sale. The catalogus is online and bidding starts to close from 6.30 pm.