Strong Results at Whyte’s Sale of Irish & International Art
Whyte’s sale of Irish & International Art – Dublin 29th September, 2014
There were strong results for both contemporary and traditional works in last night’s Irish & International Art Auction. The top result achieved was for the featured front cover entitled LE COURTISAN GROTESQUE (NO. 6) by Joan Miró which sold for €68,000 and Sir John Lavery remains ever popular with bidders battling it out for LADY IN GREEN (MRS. CARA H) which finally sold for €30,000. Andy Warhol was in demand by both national and international bidders with DOUBLE DAISY exceeding its estimate to sell for €27,000. Whyte’s Press release.
Above: Lot.101. The child-like series of squiggles of Spanish painter Joan Miró “Le Courtisan Grotesque (No.6)” achieved, as expected, the top price – €68,000 (pre-sale Est.€60-80,000). As abstract stuff goes, it’s inoffensive, but not my cup of tea.
Below: Lot.100. the Andy Warhol screenprint “Double Daisy” again inoffensive is the best that I can say but at €27,000……
Suprisingly, Lot.22. an oil on canvas by Paul Henry “In the West of Ireland” failed to sell (the pre-sale estimate of €45-55,000) but you can still have it – see below.
Many of the unsold lots are still available see list here: http://www.whytes.ie/AuctionPDFs/20140929US.pdf
Biggest Ever Birr Vintage Week Antique & Art Fair – 6th & 7th August, 2014
Hibernian Antique & Art Fairs – Ireland’s biggest and longest established Antique Fairs Company – is proud to have been invited to organise The 46th Birr Vintage Week Antique & Art Fair. This year the Fair will be twice as big as usual with over 20 Antique & Art dealers in attendance and the County Arms Hotel will be transformed into a veritable Aladdin’s cave of Antiques, Art & Collectables.
Amongst those in attendance will be: Donegal Antiques (IADA) China & Porcelain & Objet D’art , Treasure Irish Art, Athlone (IADA), Bridgend Antique Furniture (Belfast), Margaret Daly, China & Porcelain (Birr), Maureen Kiely Silver , Tools , Brass & Copper , Sandra Hogan Silver & Jewellery (Cork), Peta Lancaster, Jewellery (Co.Clare), Brian Hurley, Porcelain & China (Kinsale, Co. Cork) , Eddie Mercier (Belfast) , Helen Newcombe, Silver, (Dublin) , Joseph Sheehan (Limerick) , Richard Walshe, Coins, Banknotes & Jewellery (Co. Galway).
Full details of the Birr Vintage Week here: http://www.birrvintageweek.com/
People’s Art on St.Stephen’s Green in Dublin
People’s Art on the Green – YouTube video by Pervaneh Matthews.
The next scheduled People’s Art on the Green takes place from Friday 25th – Sunday 27th July, 2014
Further information here: http://www.peoplesart.ie
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