William Scott OBE RA (1913-1989) – Two Pears (1977). UPDATE: THIS MADE 60,000 AT HAMMER
A 1977 oil on canvas by William Scott – Two Pears – is among a very strong offering of art at Morgan O’Driscoll’s online art auction which runs until January 30. There will be no less than five watercolour works by Jack B. Yeats, three of them featured in The Turf Cutter’s Donkey by Patricia Lynch with illustrations by Yeats. Lot 15, The Turf Cutter’s Donkey, has never been on the auction market before. Estimates for these range from 5,000-25,000. Among other artists featured are Donald Teskey, John Shinnors, Hughie O’Donoghue, Mainie Jellett and James Arthur O’Connor. The William Scott is estimated at 50,000-70,000. The catalogue will go live on January 18.
Jack Butler Yeats RHA(1871-1957) The Turf Cutters Donkey watercolour and ink on paper. UPDATE: THIS MADE 27,000 AT HAMMER
MARKEY ROBINSON (1918-1999) – By a Silver Lake (800-1,200). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,500 AT HAMMER
The enduring appeal of Markey Robinson will face its first test at auction in 2023 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current off the wall online art sale. A gouache on board entitled By a Silver Lake comes up as lot 43 in the sale, which begins to close from 6.30 pm on January 9. A total of 455 lots will come under the hammer and the catalogue is online.
William Crozier HRHA (1930-2011) – Sunset, West Cork (1990). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,600 AT HAMMER
This west Cork watercolour by William Crozier kicks off Morgan O’Driscoll’s current Off the Wall online art auction which runs until January 9. Signed and dated 1990 it is estimated at 1,500-2,500. The catalogue is online and the auction will be on view in Skibbereen on January 5, 6 and 9.
Steve Burgess (b.1960) – Winter’s Jewel (2022) UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,000 AT HAMMER
Winter’s Jewel, an oil on board by the Canadian wildlife artist Steve Burgess, comes up at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current Off the Wall online art auction. The catalogue goes online today and the auction runs until January 9. There will be viewing in Skibbereen on January 5, 6 and 9. Among the artists featured are William Crozier, John Shinnors, Cecil Maguire, Robert Chailloux and Charles McAuley.
MARKEY ROBINSON (1918-1999) – Heading Home. UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,000 AT HAMMER
Heading Home by the enduringly popular Markey Robinson comes up as lot 12 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online art sale which runs until December 5. The catalogue contains more than 450 artworks by a range of artists including Arthur Maderson, Simeon Stafford, Norah McGuinness, Cecil Maguire, George Gillespie, Gladys MacCabe, Elizabeth Brophy, Kenneth Webb, Majella O’Neill Collins and Patrick Graham. Heading Home is estimated at €1,500-€2,500.
A Thought for Lunch by Conor Harrington at Whyte’s. UPDATE: THIS MADE 11,000 AT HAMMER
The Irish art sale season continues on its merry winter way on November 28 and 29. The sale of Important Irish Art at Whyte’s in Dublin next Monday evening offers significant works in contrasting styles by artists as diverse as Paul Henry and James Brenan to Louis le Brocquy and William Scott. A classical Henry landscape, Turf Stacks in the West, is estimated at €120,000-€180,000, as is an image of W B Yeats by Louis le Brocquy. There are two oils on canvas dated 2004 by Conor Harrington, the renowned Cork street artist and painter, A Thought for Lunch (€10,000-€15,000) and Lost in Space (€8,000-€12,000). The auction is on view at Molesworth St., Dublin this weekend and until 4 pm on Monday.
There will be viewing in Skibbereen on November 28 and 29 for Morgan O’Driscoll’s online evening Irish art sale with 242 lots which gets underway on Tuesday. The selection offers works by Kenneth Webb, Mainie Jellett, Cecil Maguire, Norah McGuinness, Arthur Maderson, Cecil Maguire, Louis le Brocquy and many other artists.
Sweet Pea by Kenneth Webb at Morgan O’Driscoll. UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,200 AT HAMMER
SEAN SCULLY (B.1945) – Dark Fold (2003). UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,800 AT HAMMER
This etching and aquatint by Sean Scully comes up as lot 4 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online Irish art auction. Signed and numbered 13/40 Dark Fold dates to 2003 and is estimated at €4,000-6,000. There is art from Frank McKelvey and Kenneth Webb to Louis le Brocquy and John Shinnors in this sale of 242 lots which runs until the evening of November 29. The catalogue is online and the auction will be on view in Skibbereen on November 25, 28 and 29.
Morning Prayer, Cottage Interior, Co. Cork, 1901 by James Brenan at Whyte’s. UPDATE: THIS MADE 9,500 AT HAMMER
Collectors of Irish art have an array of choice across all price levels in the run up to Christmas. The fun gets underway on Tuesday as timed online Irish art sales at Sotheby’s and de Veres get underway with artists and sculptors from F.E. McWilliam, Rowan Gillespie, Roderic O’Conor, Patrick Scott and William Crozier at Sotheby’s to Tony O’Malley, John Shinnors, Donald Teskey, Sir John Lavery and Colin Middleton at de Veres.
Still Life and Window by Tony O’Malley at de Veres. UPDATE: THIS MADE 44,000 AT HAMMER
The selection at de Veres includes a collection of Irish 18th century landscapes and Irish Georgian tables from a private Cork collection as well as oils by Paul Henry, Jack Yeats, Roderic O’Conor and many eminent artists.The online sale at Sotheby’s will introduce a strong representation of contemporary Irish artists and sculptors to worldwide clients.
Irish highlights at Sotheby’s sale of Modern British and Irish art in London next Wednesday include two early oils by Yeats, Going to the Races, 1917 (€230,400-€345,600) and Sunday Morning, 1921 (€172,800-€288,000) and The Fisherman’s Cottage c1950 by Gerard Dillon (€92,170-€138,300).
Woman of Kinsale by Patrick Hennessy at Sotheby’s. UPDATE: THIS MADE £7,560
Viewing for Whyte’s evening sale of Important Irish Art on November 28 gets underway in Dublin next Wednesday. There are major works by Paul Henry, Louis le Brocquy, Mainie Jellett, Walter Osborne, Sean Keating, Mary Swanzy and Roderic O’Conor. Morning Prayer, Cottage Interior, County Cork, 1901 by James Brenan (1837-1907), headmaster at the Cork School of Art in the 1860’s, is the only known oil painting to show a canopy bed with a boarded, canted roof. The art historian Dr. Claudia Kinmonth reports that these highly functional beds endured throughout Ireland well into the 20th century as they enabled poor families to huddle together and stay warm. At a time when TB was rampant they were condemned by medics. Lot 6 is estimated at €10,000-€15,000.
Currachs Returning, Moonlight, Connemara Coast by Ciaran Clear at Morgan O’Driscoll. UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,600 AT HAMMER
Artists from Kenneth Webb and Norah McGuinness to Sean Scully and Mainie Jellett will feature among the highlights at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online sale of Irish art. This continues until November 29 and like all the sales mentioned in this piece, the catalogue is online. The appetising selection includes work by Ciaran Clear, Martin Gale, Charles Harper, George Campbell and Arthur Maderson.
The autumn/winter art selling season will draw to a close with an evening sale of important Irish Art at James Adam in Dublin on December 7. There are 144 lots in total with two works by Yeats and an important triptych by John Shinnors entitled Line. This is a response by the Limerick artist to a painting by the British post impressionist Frank Bramley entitled Domino at the Crawford Gallery in Cork.
MARKEY ROBINSON (1918-1999) – Watching the Boats. UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700 AT HAMMER
This classical Markey Robinson, Watching the Boats, is lot 24 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s off the wall online art auction which ends from 6.30 pm today. It is estimated at 1,200-1,800. The auction of 451 lots offers a wide variety of art at affordable prices.
Victor Richardson(b.1952) – Eucalyptus Tree, Fota. UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,300 AT HAMMER
This highly detailed pastel on paper by Victor Richardson comes up as lot 41 at Morgan O’Driscoll’s off the wall online art auction which runs until November 7. Eucalyptus Tree, Fota is estimated at 1,000-1,500. The catalogue for the sale, which features a diverse range of works from a variety of artists including Arthur Maderson, Robert Ballagh, Cecil Maguire, Pauline Bewick, Steve Burgess, Nano Reid, Graham Knuttel, Elizabeth Brophy and John Morris, is online.
