Louis le Brocquy’s portrait of Samuel Beckett is the top lot at Whyte’s Irish art sale
Sale also features artists including Paul Henry, Roderic O’Conor, Sir William Orpen and Mainie Jellett
William Orpen
The Guide: CMAT, Fontaines DC, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end
May 17th-23rd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Dublin Gallery Weekend to feature exhibitions, talks and guided tours
Plus: a preview of Sotheby’s Modern British and Irish Art auction at the RHA, and an Old Masters auction at Adam’s
Private collection of ‘art whisperers’ Mary and Alan Hobart comes to market
Christie’s to sell 200 works by artists including Jack B Yeats, Eileen Agar and Mary Swanzy
Irish art by Hughie O’Donoghue, Jack B Yeats, Paul Henry, William Orpen and Louis le Brocquy hits the market
Dealers say demand for Irish art remains very strong, as about 300 works come on sale in September
Start your Irish landscape paintings collection from just €40
Art doesn’t have to be expensive; you can even pick up a Paul Henry – albeit a poster – from €250 at upcoming sales
Distinctively Irish, creatively modern: Roy Foster on Sarah Purser, the most successful portrait painter of her day
The artist is the subject of a new exhibition at the Hugh Lane, the Dublin gallery that she helped to inspire
Distinctively Irish, creatively modern: Roy Foster on Sarah Purser, the most successful portrait painter of her day
The artist is the subject of a new exhibition at the Hugh Lane, the Dublin gallery that she helped to inspire
Room to Disimprove – Frank McNally on the demise of the drawing room and other social tragedies
An Irishman’s Diary
Step inside the lives of Irish artists through new digital archive
Source at National Gallery of Ireland offers access to over 23,000 records and images
Records broken for Irish art in ‘thriving market’ of 2021
World records for Clarke’s Bluebeard’s Last Wife and Hone’s Composition
Irish art works from Michael Smurfit’s collection for auction at Sotheby’s
Retired businessman says climate of Spanish home not suited to works of Irish artists
Orpen’s view of ‘a time of debauchery’ in Venice for auction
After the Ball guiding €140,000-€180,000 at de Vere’s as part of ‘outstanding Irish art’ sale
‘Newly discovered’ Lavery to be auctioned at end of June
The painting, In Morocco, has been in the same family collection since the 1930s
Anti-modernist Seán Keating would have strong words for non-fungible tokens
Adam’s and Whyte’s art sales both feature paintings by the Limerick-born artist
Vintage Irish ads sale: From Aer Lingus-flying turkeys to Santa’s Tayto
Wide range of historical Irish advertising material from single collector at Sheppard’s
Christmas gifts at auction: The perfect trifle bowl, a gramaphone and Yeats prints
Signed David Bowie self-portrait and print by Bob Dylan perfect for music lovers
Letters from teenage WB Yeats and Tiffany diamonds: what’s coming up in auctions
Christmas rare book online sale to include first editions of De Profundis, Oscar Wilde
Sotheby’s sale to feature further items from Michael Smurfit collection
Fine Art & Antiques auction results
Irish buyers snap up vintage wines as whisky collection breaks record
Fine Art & Antiques auction results
René Lalique jewellery owned by Sir William Orpen’s lover set for sale in London
Bracelet, brooch and earrings formed part of collection of Mrs Florence Evelyn St George
Tiffany solitaire and Smurfit’s art: what’s coming up in art sales
London sale includes 12 works offered directly from the Yeats family
Smurfit Irish art to headline at Sotheby’s London sale
Preview exhibition will show important Irish works valued at around €6million that are likely destined for private collections once sold
Flower power: the beauty of Irish botanical art
Rich history of Irish botanical artists charted in a new exhibition at the National Gallery
Chance to bag a bargain online from Whyte’s
Bank art with low estimates and paintings by David Clarke among items for sale from €100
Garden bliss at a prime Monkstown address for €2.695m
The elegant Victorian house close to Monkstown village is an oasis of calm
Crystal chandeliers, an antique jig trap: highlights of this week’s antiques sales
Record prices paid for paintings by Jack B Yeats and Mainie Jellet
Sotheby’s €3.4m sale sets new records for Irish artists
Jack B Yeats paintings also perform well; 34 of his works are set to make auction debut
Magic carpet result in London, Cartier gems in Clontarf
Ming vase fetched €610,000 at Sheppard’s sale – almost €500,000 over estimate
National Gallery of Ireland unveils 2020 shows on Mondrian, Shaw and equestrianism
NGI also announces special exhibition on the Spanish Golden Age painter Murillo
Chinese box sells for ten times estimate in busy auction week
Recent results and forthcoming auctions and fairs
Rare Irish silver, gold teeth and Jack B Yeats paintings: November auction rooms
Results and forthcoming auctions and fairs
Swanzy’s cubist art, birds of prey and antlers: what sold in the auction rooms
Results and forthcoming auctions and fairs
The wild artistic way: Connemara paintings seen in NY, London ahead of April sale
This small outcrop on the edge of Europe, with its reefs, promontories and blankets of bog is steeped in artistic history
Rebel Irish artists of another age now centre stage at Whyte’s
Artists whose work was once considered too unorthodox for 1940s Ireland are well represented in spring auction
Auction results: Postcards from history and a stuffed baboon
What sold and what’s coming up in the auction rooms
The strange case of Sinn Féin and the cartoonist it tried to block
Brian John Spencer wanted to create a large scale painting. Sinn Féin was having none of it
What’s coming up in the auction rooms
First of the year’s art and furniture auctions and Orpens for sale in London
Battlefield photos provide ammunition for drawings of first World War
Exhibition combines comic-book drawings and images from French campaign
"On Sunday nights I ironed my sheets while watching the telly"
The White Company's Chrissie Rucker built a multi-million pound business out of her love for crisp white sheets. Now she's opening a flagship store on Grafton Street
Citizen Lane: Art and the creation of the Irish nation
Hugh Lane’s contribution to cultural history is the focus of Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s new film
White Company opening in refurbished Grafton St building
Luxury retail brand agrees a rent of €750,000 for Iput-owned store
One art action, three very different women
Whyte’s sale has three notable paintings of women by Orpen, Lavery and O’Conor
Roundstone: Where to stay, rent and buy in Paul Henry country
Join the Dublin 4 holiday home crowd in Sting’s one-time stomping ground
Margaret Clarke's portrait work steps out of the stained glass shadows
Margaret Clarke was a key figure in Irish art and a new show illustrates how her portraits deserve greater recognition beyond her partnership with Harry Clarke
Sir William Orpen archive bought by National Gallery of Ireland
Collection of ‘unique aesthetic and research value’ bought for ‘substantial six-figure sum’
Pearse ‘surrender letter’ and major Yeats painting fail to sell at Adam’s
Paul Henry and Sean Keating paintings sell for €135,000 and €130,000 at Morgan O’Driscoll auction
Mrs Lewisohn and Sir William Orpen are reunited in Dublin
Artist’s self-portrait and 1915 painting of Edwardian beauty in Adam’s auction
Turtle Bunbury: ‘The only place I can achieve peace is in the bath’
An Ikea world map and an acrylic table containing 1,000 pool cue chalks are among the writer’s favourite things
Advice for book collectors: get into local and family history
PJ Tynan of Courtwood Books, Stradbally, Co Laois gave up farming to become an antiquarian bookseller
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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