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    IMPORTANT IRISH ART AT WHYTE’S AT THE RDS

    Friday, November 25th, 2016

    The Important Irish Art sale at Whyte’s at the RDS on Monday, November 28 at 6 p.m. will include a number of lots from the McClelland Collection.  Art from this collection boosted the last art sale at Whyte’s in September.  It grossed over 1.3 million and was the most successful art auction there since April 2008.  McClelland lots in this sale include works by Tony O’Malley (lots 67-79) ranging in estimate of 1,000 to 20,000, William Conor (lists 16 to 23) with some drawings modestly estimated at around 2,000-3,000 and paintings by Colin Middleton (lots 47-50) estimated at from 2,000-5,000.   The auction will include significant works by Paul Henry, Mary Swanzy, Dan O’Neill, Basil Blackshaw, Harry Kernoff and William Crozier.  Viewing gets underway tomorrow at the RDS. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection.

    Colin Middleton MBE RHA (1910-1983) STRIPED FIGURE, RED , 1967 (3,000-5,000)

    Colin Middleton MBE RHA (1910-1983)
    STRIPED FIGURE, RED , 1967 (3,000-5,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 6,200 AT HAMMER

    Tony O'Malley HRHA (1913-2003) MORNING FLIGHT, PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS, 1980 15,000-20,000)

    Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003)
    MORNING FLIGHT, PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS, 1980 15,000-20,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 14,000 AT HAMMER

    Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978) SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL] (25,000-35,00)

    Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978)
    SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL] (25,000-35,000)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) THE TRAM, DUBLIN NOCTURNE,1926 (12,000-15,000)

    Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974)
    THE TRAM, DUBLIN NOCTURNE,1926 (12,000-15,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 16,000 AT HAMMER

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    SINGING UNDER THE CANOPY OF HEAVEN BY YEATS AT WHYTE’S

    Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
    Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) - Singing Under the Canopy of Heaven (90,000-120,000)

    Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) – Singing Under the Canopy of Heaven (90,000-120,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 85,000

    A striking oil by Jack B. Yeats entitled Singing Under the Canopy of Heaven is among the many highlights at Whyte’s sale of Irish and international art sale at the RDS in Dublin on September 26. The work, which dates from 1950, is estimated at 90,000-120,000. It is one of a number of late Yeats paintings which focusses on strolling players and performers in the Irish countryside.   There are from the McClelland Collection in this auction but the Yeats is not one of them. The catalogue lists 180 lots. Here is a small selection.

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for September 6 and August 25, 2016)

    Tony O'Malley HRHA (1913-2003) THE NIGHT PAINTER, 1981 - (12,000-15,000)

    Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003) THE NIGHT PAINTER, 1981 – (12,000-15,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 14,000

    Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995) PORCELAIN BOTTLE, c.1960 (10,000-15,000)

    Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995) PORCELAIN BOTTLE, c.1960 (10,000-15,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 20,000 AT HAMMER

    Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966) LE TAURERGOT, 1949 (4,000-6,000)

    Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966) LE TAURERGOT, 1949 (4,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 9,000

    Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974) Figure in a Landscape (30,000-40,000)

    Daniel O’Neill (1920-1974) Figure in a Landscape (30,000-40,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 45,000 AT HAMMER

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    THE McCLELLAND’S PRIVATE COLLECTION AT WHYTE’S

    Thursday, August 25th, 2016

    The private collection of the late George and Maura McClelland is to be sold through a series of auctions at Whyte’s in Dublin in 2016-17. George McClelland was an art dealer of renown in Ireland and Britain for over fifty years. He sold most of his stock to a private collector in 2006, who in turn donated a large part to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. George and his wife Maura retained about 200 works which they especially treasured. These are now offered at Whyte’s. Here is a small selection:

    Louis le Brocquy - Travellers, 1948 (60,000-80,000)

    Louis le Brocquy – Travellers, 1948 (60,000-80,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 58,000 AT HAMMER

    William John Leech - Bowl of Fruit (12,000-15,000)

    William John Leech – Bowl of Fruit (12,000-15,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 22,000 AT HAMMER

    F. E. McWilliam - Woman Kneeling (100,000-150,000)

    F. E. McWilliam – Woman Kneeling (100,000-150,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 90,000 AT HAMMER

    Morning Light, Paradise Islands, Bahamas, 1980 by Tony O'Malley (15,000-20,000)

    Morning Light, Paradise Islands, Bahamas, 1980 by Tony O’Malley (15,000-20,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 26,000 AT HAMMER

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    A TWO DAY SUMMER SALE BY DOLAN’S IN CONNEMARA

    Monday, July 25th, 2016

    The two day Connemara art and antiques auction by Dolan’s in Ballyconneely on August 1 and 2 is sure to be a crowd puller. There is an across the board selection of Irish art as well as antique furniture, collectibles, silver and rugs among around 500 lots on offer.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    Tony O'Malley - The Studio, New Ross, 1959

    Tony O’Malley – The Studio, New Ross, 1959

    Robert Taylor Carson - Lobster Man

    Robert Taylor Carson – Lobster Man  UPDATE: THIS MADE 7,250

    Sean Keating - An Fear an Oilean

    Sean Keating – An Fear an Oilean

    John Schwatschke - Morning at Heuston

    John Schwatschke – Morning at Heuston

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    A WIDE VARIETY OF IRISH ART AT WHYTE’S

    Monday, May 30th, 2016

    There is a wide variety of Irish art in various media at Whyte’s at the RDS in Dublin this evening.  The catalogue, which is online, features 171 lots and the auction will be live online.  Here is a taste of the sale:

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for May 24, 2016)

    Pond Reverie I 1994) by Tony O'Malley (20,000-30,000)

    Pond Reverie I 1994) by Tony O’Malley (20,000-30,000) UPDATE: THIS MADE 22,000 AT HAMMER

    Charles Tyrrell Borderland XXX1 1991 (5,000-7,000)

    Charles Tyrrell Borderland XXX1 1991 (5,000-7,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,800

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    ART BY FRANCIS BACON AND TONY O’MALLEY REUNITED ON SAME CANVAS AT CHRISTIE’S

    Monday, February 29th, 2016
    The O'Malley paintings with Bacon on the back.

    The O’Malley paintings with Bacon on the back.

    A lost unfinished nude by Francis Bacon on the back of two early paintings by Tony O’Malley surfaces at The Modern British & Irish Art sale at Christie’s South Kensington on March 17.  Bacon started Figure when working in St Ives, Cornwall in the late 1950’s, but when the artist cut short his visit following an argument with his partner he abandoned the work, among many others. It was divided into two by Tony O’Malley who worked and lived at St. Ives for many years. He went on to paint two scenes on the opposite sides: Currach, Clare Island and Evening Landscape Tehidy Hospital.  

    The works were separated in different collections – the O’Malley family and the Fallon family – for many years.  They have now been reunited and will be offered with an estimate of £20,000-30,000.  Given the amount of interest generated this could be conservative.

    UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR £434,000

    Here is a video about the reunited Bacon:

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    O’CONOR STILL LIFE AT JAMES ADAM

    Sunday, November 29th, 2015

    Irish art by Roderic O’Conor and Jack B. Yeats will headline the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on December 2.   A still life study by O’Conor and a 1946 Yeats entitled The Creole  are each estimated at 30,000-50,000.  The sale of 241 lots offers a wide selection.  The catalogue is online.

    William John Leech RHA ROI (1881 - 1968) The House Opposite (10,000-15,000).

    William John Leech RHA ROI (1881 – 1968) The House Opposite (10,000-15,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 12,000 AT HAMMER.

    Tony O'Malley HRHA (1913-2003) St Martin's, April (1973) (8,000-12,000).

    Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003) St Martin’s, April (1973) (8,000-12,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 8,000 AT HAMMER

    Paul César Helleu (1859-1927) Portrait of Pamela Mitford (20,000-30,000).

    Paul César Helleu (1859-1927) Portrait of Pamela Mitford (20,000-30,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 20,000 AT HAMMER

    Roderic O'Conor (1860 - 1940) Still Life Study with Fruit and Pottery on a Mahogany Table (30,000-50,000).

    Roderic O’Conor (1860 – 1940)
    Still Life Study with Fruit and Pottery on a Mahogany Table (30,000-50,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 48,000 AT HAMMER

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    IRISH ART ONLINE AUCTION

    Sunday, July 5th, 2015

    The Irish art online auction by Morgan O’Driscoll features a cross section of affordable artwork.  It runs until 6.30 p.m. on July 6 when the sale gets underway. The catalogue is online.  Here is a small selection.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for June 26, 2015).

    William Conor 1881-1968) - Bringing Home the Turf (3,000-4,000).

    William Conor 1881-1968) – Bringing Home the Turf (3,000-4,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,600 AT HAMMER

    Markey Robinson 1918-1999) - Returning Home (2,500-3,500).

    Markey Robinson 1918-1999) – Returning Home (2,500-3,500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,400 AT HAMMER

    Noel Murphy (born 1970) - Michael Collins (8,000-10,000).

    Noel Murphy (born 1970) – Michael Collins (8,000-10,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Tony O'Malley (1913-2003) - Bahamas Collage (1985) (3,500-4,500)

    Tony O’Malley (1913-2003) – Bahamas Collage (1985) (3,500-4,500)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,800 AT HAMMER

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    JOHN CRAXTON’S SEATED FIGURE THE TOP LOT AT ADAMS

    Thursday, June 25th, 2015

    John Craxton’s Seated Figure was the top lot at the James Adam sale of the collection of Conor Fallon and Nancy Wynne-Jones in Dublin last night. It made 40,000 at hammer.  Craxton, who died in 2009, once shared a studio with Lucian Freud and was the subject of a retrospective at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1967.  Composition in Blue by Peter Kinley sold for a hammer price of 15,000, Trout by Conor Fallon made 8,000, Interior with Figure, St. Ives by Tony O’Malley made 6,400, Church Town, Zennor by Peter Lanyon made 4,800, Kinsale Harbour by Nancy Wynne Jones made 2,600 and La Rencontre by Michael Farrell made 7,500.

    Seated Figure by John Craxton made 40,000.

    Seated Figure by John Craxton made 40,000.

    Trout by Conor Fallon made 8,000 at hammer

    Trout by Conor Fallon made 8,000 at hammer

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    IRISH ART AT DE VERES ON JUNE 16

    Monday, June 8th, 2015

    There is Landscape and abstract art and sculpture by some of Ireland’s leading artists de Veres in Dublin on June 16. The auction of 105 lots includes  Pony in a Connemara Garden by Gerard Dillon (30,000-40,000), Reclining Figure by Dan O’Neill (14,000-18,000), Stephen’s Green, Dublin by Louis le Brocquy (8,000-12,000), Tony O’Malley’s Good Friday/Easter Sunday (12,000-18,000), Peter Curling’s Horse Fair at Goresbridge (20,000-25,000) and Return of Ulysses by Hughie O’Donoghue (8,000-12,000).

    Other lots include a sculpture by Edward Delaney, A Family, (8,000-12,000); Campsite, Poppintree, North County Dublin by Maurice MacGonigle (10,000-15,000); Colin Middleton’s Alders, Rabbit Island (8,000-12,000) and The Breaking Wave, Garretstown Beach by Patrick Hennessy (3,000-5,000).  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    Hughie O'Donoghue, b. 1953 RETURN OF ULYSSES (2006-2007) (8,000-12,000).

    Hughie O’Donoghue, b. 1953
    RETURN OF ULYSSES (2006-2007) (8,000-12,000).   UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 8,000

    George Campbell RHA, RUA 1917-1979 MEMORY OF HOWTH (2,000-3,000).

    George Campbell RHA, RUA 1917-1979
    MEMORY OF HOWTH (2,000-3,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,700

    Maurice MacGonigal PPRHA 1900-1979 "CAMPSITE", POPPINTREE, NORTH COUNTY DUBLIN (10,000-15,000)

    Maurice MacGonigal PPRHA 1900-1979
    “CAMPSITE”, POPPINTREE, NORTH COUNTY DUBLIN (10,000-15,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 13,500

    Tony O'Malley HRHA, 1913 - 2003 GOOD FRIDAY / EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1982 (12,000-16,000).

    Tony O’Malley HRHA, 1913 – 2003
    GOOD FRIDAY / EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1982 (12,000-16,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 11,500

    Family by Edward Delaney (8,000-12,000)

    Family by Edward Delaney (8,000-12,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 8,000

    Pony in a Connemara Garden by Gerard Dillon (30,000-40,000).

    Pony in a Connemara Garden by Gerard Dillon (30,000-40,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 42,000 AND WAS THE TOP LOT IN THE AUCTION

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