Dolan’s recent sale (21^st November) at the Marriot Hotel in Galway saw many paintings sell at very affordable prices with the bulk of the 237 lots fetching between €500 and €1,000. There were many bargains at the lower end of the price range  with Lot.19. the atmospheric “Mallard at Downpatrick” –oil on canvas – by Bertie Higgins being knocked down for a paltry €250 – surely one of the bargains of the sale?

Mallard at Downpatrick by Bertie Higgins. Est.€3-400. Sold €250.

Star of the show was Lot.126. “The Claddagh” by Kenneth Webb – oil on canvas – which sold for €8,000 (the upper end of its pre-sale estimate).

The Claddagh by Kenneth Webb. Sold for €8,000.

Full realization list here: http://dolansart.com/home.htm

Adam’s,

St.Stephen’s Green, Dublin.2.

Tel: (01) 676 0261 Fax: (01) 662 4725

info@adams.ie

SALE OF IMPORTANT IRISH ART

At: The Salerooms, 26 St.Stephen’s Green

On: Monday 6th December at 6pm

180 lots – a veritable who’s who of the Irish Art World including Jack B Yeats, Graham Knuttel, Tony O’Malley, John Luke, Louis le Brocquy, Maurice MacGonigal, Colin Middleton, Daniel O’Neill, Gerard Dillon, Nathaniel Hone, Sir John Lavery, Frank Egginton, Peter Curling, Paul Henry, Norah McGuinness, Mary Swanzy, Roderic O’Connor, Martin Mooney, Markey Robinson, Charles Lamb.

Once again it the ‘art’ of Jack B Yeats which dominates this sale between his admittedly pretty doodles from a sketchbook presented to his friend Ernie O’Malley, to another of his famous daubs – “Lingering Sun“. An extract from the catalogue reads as follows: Lingering Sun, O’Connell Street, This painting is an early example, of a highly significant work from Yeats ‘mature style. This resplendent picture featured in the prominent collection of one of this century’s most flamboyant admirers of Ireland and of Yeats, the film director John Huston.
The painting is set along the quays in the centre of Dublin. The city is bathed in a fading evening light, as dusk takes hold, the roof tops are silhouetted against the lustrous western sky. In the foreground, back turned, the flower seller gazes out to the viewer, a contemplative figure lounges on a parapet close by, while life winds down in the background, a book seller closes up for the day and a lighted tram passes over O’Connell bridge.

Here it is in all its glory – see what you make of it.

"Lingering Sun, O'Connell Bridge" by Jack B Yeats. Est.€150,000-200,000

Viewing:

Sat. 4th December 11.00am – 5.00pm;

Sun. 5th December 11.00am – 5.00pm

and day of sale 9.30am – 4.00pm

Catalogue online: http://www.adams.ie/BidCat/catindex.asp

Adam’s Bank of Ireland Art Sale on Wednesday 24^th November saw only one lot fail to sell with the sale realising some €1.5 million – not bad in these post- Celtic Tiger times!

Unsurprisingly the star of the sale was Lot.109. ‘Clouds at Sunset’ by Paul Henry which sold for €55,000 (Est.€30-50,000) closely followed by Lot.11. ‘Out with the Nets’ by Gerard Dillon which sold for €50,000 – well above its pre-sale estimate of €25-30,000.

Out with the Nets by Gerard Dillon. Sold for €50,000 (Est.€25-30,000)

Lot.89. ‘Sand and Light’ by Tony O’Malley (see picture  in earlier post) went for €36,000 against the pre-sale estimate of €40-60,000 while Lot.22. ‘Moorland Water’ by Patrick Collins – a horrible daub pictured below – sold for an unbelievable €38,000. Amusingly the Adams website contains several references to pictures being ‘upside down or wrong way round’ in the  catalogue  – that speaks volumes about so called ‘modern/abstract’ Art.

Moorland Water by Patrick Collins. Sold for an incredible €38,000!

The full catalogue with prices achieved online here: http://www.adams.ie/default.asp

Whyte’s Auctions,

38, Molesworth Street, Dublin.2.

Tel: (+353) (0)1 676 2888

Email: iw@whytes.ie

Monday 29^th November, 2010 at 6pm

SALE OF IMPORTANT IRISH ART

At: The RDS Clyde Rooms, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin.4.

Approx. 200 lots of Fine Irish Art to include works by William Percy French,  Andrew Nicholl, Mildred Anne Butler, Erskine Nicol, Nathaniel Hone, William Conor, Harry Kernoff, Patrick Leonard, George Russell (“AE”), Jack Butler Yeats, Paul Henry, Mary Swanzy, Gerard Dillon, Louis le Brocquy, Robert Ballagh, Francis Bacon, Tony O’Malley, John Shinnors, Kenneth Webb, John Francis Skelton, Norman Teeling, Markey Robinson, and Graham Knuttel.

Fisherman in a currach by Paul Henry. Est.€100-150,00

As usual it is the two Paul Henry works that eclipse everything else in this sale in terms of the their expected sale value. Fisherman in a Currach has an estimate of €100,000-150,000 while The Bog Road has an estimate of €50-70,000. There are also two large collections of works by William Percy French (17  to choose from!) and 10 works by Markey Robinson.

Online catalogue here: http://www.whytes.com/i7.asp?Auction=20101129&Lot=1

Viewing at The RDS Clyde Rooms – see above.
Saturday to Monday 27th-29th November, 10am-6pm daily

Dolan’s Art Auction House,

11 Woodquay, Galway

Tel: (091) 569 300 or 569 3001

Email: info@dolansart.com

Dolan’s Galway Art Auction,

At: The Marriott Hotel, Headford Road, Galway

On: Sunday 21^st November at 3pm

237 lots of paintings (incl.works by Graham Knuttel, James Cahill, Norman Teeling, John Skelton,Henry Morgan, Markey Robinson, John Morris,Val and Roland Byrne,  Arthur K Maderson) and some superb Connemara landscapes by Liam Jones carry very reasonable estimates,  sculpture by Charles Ludlow, prints and much more besides. The majority of lots will be sold with no reserve.

Connemara Ponies by Liam Jones.Oil on canvas. Est.€1,000-1,500. A gem!

Viewing:

Fri.19^th Nov. 2.00pm – 9pm

Sat.20^th Nov. 10.00am – 9pm

Sun.21^st Nov. 10.00am – 2.30pm

Online catalogue here: http://dolansart.com/home.htm