John Shinnors – White Ship, Estuary, October. UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,000 AT HAMMER
Art by John Shinnors, Pauline Bewick, Carey Clarke, Tony O’Malley and William Crozier features at de Veres timed online March Irish art auction which runs until next Tuesday (March 28), There are 142 lots on this interesting catalogue, including three late 1950’s gouaches of scenes in France by the late Cork artist John O’Leary. The sale much to whet the appetite at across the board rates.Colourful watercolours by the late Pauline Bewick are full of the joy of spring, there is a particularly cheerful work titled Bog Cuts by Brian Bourke, an interesting Lake Study by John Luke, a watercolour of harbour boats in Spain by William Crozier, colourful works by Mary Theresa Keown and Desmond Carrick,, flower studies by Stella Steyn, Brigid Ganly, Carey Clarke, Phoebe Donovan and others, still lifes, abstractions and a collection of oils by Richard Kingston.
The Ballad Singers’ Children by Jack B. Yeats UPDATE: THIS MADE 16,000 AT HAMMER
Among the highlights of a sale with something for everyone by Fonsie Mealy in Castlesomer on November 16 is an artwork by Jack B Yeats which focuses the mind on people with little or nothing. The Ballad Singers’ Children depicts the children of an itinerant singer left to fend for themselves in a makeshift tent while their parent tries to make a living at a race meeting nearby. A barefoot girl, the eldest of the three, looks out at a torrential downpour from a shelter made of tarpaulin spread over branches. The oil on board of a not untypical scene from the west of Ireland in the opening years of the 20th century speaks to our 21st century world with its growing numbers of dispossessed refugees. In this poignant work Yeats sides with the poor and the oppressed. It was exhibited in Dublin in 1902 and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool in 1903. Acquired in that year by his patron the New York lawyer John Quinn it is now estimated at €10,000-€15,000.
The west of Ireland features in a trio of Aran Island works by Sean Keating. From a private institutional collection they are on the market for the first time. Waiting for the Steamer, Aran Islands is estimated at €50,000-€70,000, Man and Woman collecting Seaweed is estimated at €30,000-€40,000 and Village on the Aran Islands is estimated at €15,000-€20,000, Milking the cows by Maurice MacGonigal dates to around 1934 and is estimated at €7,000-€9,000. An 1880’s portrait of the artist Walter Osborne, who died of pneumonia aged just 43, by his friend and fellow artist August Burke is estimated at €5,000-€7,000. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius by William Sadler c1825 is estimated at €4,000-€6,000.
Lovers, an Aubusson tapestry by the late Pauline Bewick shows a couple locked in a passionate embrace on a seashore beneath the stars with a lighthouse in the background. In a catalogue note Dr. Peter Murray describes it as one of her finest works which sums up her affirmation of life and love. Composition by Evie Hone dates to 1925 and is estimated at €4,000-€6,000. There is more than 400 lots including prints, drawings, sketches, watercolours, oils and sculpture including work by John Behan, Edward Delaney and Brid Ni Rinn. Collectibles include a limited edition of Ulysses by James Joyce signed by Henri Matisse, Sumo by Helmut Newton and The Tain illustrated by Louis le Brocquy. A selection of wines and whiskies includes some rare Midletons.
Lovers, an Aubusson tapestry by Pauline Bewick. UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
Pauline Bewick (1935-2022) – Sleeping Beauties at Morgan O’Driscoll (€800-€1,200). UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,200 AT HAMMER
The height of the holiday season has not deterred two west Cork based auctioneers from planning sales for Tuesday August 2. The evening art sale by Morgan O’Driscoll next Tuesday can be viewed in Skibbereen today, on Monday and on Tuesday. The selection is impressive and among the artists featured on the catalogue are Sean Scully, Louis le Brocquy, Felim Egan, Basil Blackshaw, Letitia Marion Hamilton, Colin Middleton, Mary Swanzy, William Crozier, Cecil Maguire and Pauline Bewick who died on Thursday at her home in Co. Kerry, with sculpture by Helen Walsh, Ray Delaney, Oisin Kelly and John Behan.
In Bandon Hegarty’s August fine interiors sale features a selection of over 200 lots of furniture, art, silver, jewellery and collectibles. An 18 carat Columbian emerald and diamond cluster ring is estimated at €11,000-€12,000. Among the other highlights is a pair of black cast iron benches (€1,000-€1,200), a mixed media on canvas by Philippe Aird (€800-€1,200), a stone bust on pillar of Mark Anthony (€400-€600) and a bronze bust of Diane of Poitiers (€300-€600). The catalogues for both sales are online.
THE artist Pauline Bewick – acclaimed for the fineness of her line – has died at the age of 86. Bewick died at her home in Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry where she has been based since 1973. Born in the North of England Bewick was raised primarily in Co. Kerry. She worked in a variety of mediums from oil and watercolour to stained glass, tapestry and sculpture. In a tribute President Michael D. Higgins spoke of her original and unique creative talent. She is survived by artist daughters Poppy and Holly Melia. Pauline Bewick was pre-deceased by her husband Pat Melia.
PAULINE BEWICK RHA – LILIES AND REEKS, 1990-1996 sold for €2,700 at Whyte’s in Dublin in 2012
PAULINE BEWICK RHA (b.1953), “PUT INTO ACTION AND FILL US WITH GLEE. THE PUNISHMENT SET BY THE QUEEN OF CRAGLEE”,
This limited edition print by Pauline Bewick comes up at Hegarty’s timed online art auction which runs from November24 to November 28. It is from her series The Midnight Court and numbered 39/250. The estimate is 650-850. UPDATE: THIS WAS BID TO 550 AND WAS WITHDRAWN
The summer art evening sale by Whyte’s in Dublin on July 9 boasts nearly 300 lots with guides from as little as 100 euro. This affordable selection features many of the big names of Irish art. Whytes has changed its internal internet bidding platform for this auction and will sell the works at no extra charge to those who bid live through their own site. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
JOHN CHRISTOPHER BROBBEL RBA (B.1950) – CARROWTEIGE, COUNTY MAYO, 1989 (400-600) U[PDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
PAULINE BEWICK RHA (B.1935) – FOSSETT’S HORSE RIDES, 2001 (800-1,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,000 AT HAMMER
CECILY BRENNAN (B.1955) – CLOUD CROSSING MOUNTAIN (400-600) UPDATE: THIS WAS PASSED
MARIA SIMONDS-GOODING RHA (B.1939) – ENCLOSURE ON A MOUNTAIN, 1989 ETCHING, WORKING PROOF (200-300) UPDATE: THIS MADE 280 AT HAMMER
MICHEAL FARRELL (1940-2000) – THE KNEE CAP, 1978 (24/120) (250-350) UPDATE: THIS MADE 380 AT HAMMER
FELIM EGAN (B.1952) – LAGOON A (etching 38/75) (200-300) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 220
A range of 270 affordable Irish and international artworks will come under the hammer at Whyte’s sale in Dublin at 6 pm on Monday October 23. Estimates run from 100 to 1,000 and artists featured include Robert Ballagh, Edward Delaney, Brian Bourke, Pauline Bewick, Sean Scully, Elizabeth Rivers and Patsy Dan Rodgers. Viewing is now underway. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
Pauline Bewick RHA (b.1935) EOIN’S CLASS, ELLA POSING, 2003 (800-1,200) UPDATE THIS WAS UNSOLD
Ruairí Rodgers (b.1956) TORY ISLAND, COUNTY DONEGAL (600-800) UPDATE: THIS MADE 300 AT HAMMER
Gladys Maccabe HRUA ROI FRSA (b.1918) VIEW OF A TOWN (400-600) UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD
Colin Middleton MBE RHA (1910-1983) LANDSCAPE, 1969 (500-700) UPDATE: THIS MADE 480 AT HAMMER
Jack Yeats, Pauline Bewick, Brian Ballard, John Kingerlee and Arthur Maderson are among those who feature in an online art auction of affordable Irish art at Morgan O’Driscoll until Monday August 14. The catalogue, which features 337 lots, is online. Here is a small selection:
MAURICE HENDERSON – WINTER TREE (500-750) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 380 AT HAMMER
BRIAN BALLARD (B.1943)Tulips in a Blue Jug (2017) (800-1,200) UPDATE: THIS MADE 550 AT HAMMER
PAULINE BEWICK (B.1935)Exercising (1974) (1,000-1,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 900 AT HAMMER
THE VOLUNTEER BY JACK B. YEATS (1,000-1,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,100 AT HAMMER
AN online only sale of Irish art is running at de Veres until February 6. It comprises 250 lots, many with estimates of below 1,000. Among the 20th century Irish paintings on offer there is work by Jack B.Yeats, Nathaniel Hone, Robert Ballagh, Sean McSweeney, Pauline Bewick and Markey Robinson. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection.
Brian Bourke – Landscape Switzerland 72 (400-600)
Nathaniel Hone RHA 1831-1917 HARVESTING (300-500)
Nano Reid 1900-1981 PORTRAIT OF ESTELLA SOLOMONS (800-1,200)
An online auction of affordable art runs at Morgan O’Driscoll until 6.30 p.m. on October 3. The catalogue lists just under 300 lots and includes work by artists like Markey Robinson, Desmond Carrick, Graham Knuttel, Robert Egginton, Arthur Maderson, Louis le Brocquy and Damaris Lysaght. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
Louis le Brocquy – Study of Samuel Beckett 18/100 (700-1,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 600 AT HAMMER
Markey Robinson – The Ballet (1,000-1,500) UPDATE: THIS MADE 900 AT HAMMER
Pauline Bewick – Yellow Man (400-600) UPDATE: THIS MADE 460 AT HAMMER
Damaris Lysaght – Kitchen Window (200-300) UPDATE: THIS MADE 140 AT HAMMER
