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Irish Independent
12 hours ago
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- Irish Independent
In the salerooms: Paintings by William Crozier, Rory Gallagher's guitar and a sale of garden sculptures
The Irish Art Online Auction at Morgan O'Driscoll closes on June 23. The sale includes two paintings by William Crozier (1930-2011): Desire of the Moon, 1990, (Lot 18: est. €15,000 to €25,000); and Headland, West Cork V, 1989 (Lot 36: est. €1,800 to €2,400). The sale also includes prints by Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst. See Bonhams Dave Edwards Stratocaster-style guitar, owned and used by Rory Gallagher from around 1980, sold for £38,400/€45,000 at Bonhams, London, on June 4. Gallagher used the guitar as backup when his main Stratocaster needed a break. The guitar was gifted to Sam O'Sullivan, a long-time U2 crew member by the band in 2019. See Séamus Gill Silversmith Séamus Gill has worked in the National Museum of Ireland and made the silver cruet set presented to Pope Francis in 2018. In April, thieves broke in and ransacked Gill's Dublin studio, stealing his entire collection. One small sheet of silver was left behind. He used it to make a simple pendant – Lasóg, meaning little flame in Irish – versions of which are for sale at (€175). All proceeds go directly to Gill, to help him rebuild his workshop. Sheppard's Sheppard's annual sale of architectural ornament and garden sculpture takes place on June 24, with viewing at Glantelwe Gardens (R32 F7XW) from June 21 to 23. Expect urns, gazebos, and follies; bronze and marble statues, both classic and contemporary; cast and wrought iron furniture; rare architectural salvage and ornamental ironwork. See
Irish Examiner
10-05-2025
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- Irish Examiner
Paintings by old masters and contemporary artists in the frame
Art from Irish old masters to the contemporary will take centre stage at auctions by Morgan O'Driscoll, on Monday, Sheppard's, on Wednesday, and James Adam, on Thursday. The catalogue cover lot for the Irish Old Masters evening sale at Adam's is an arresting portrait of Jane Bryan of Cong by Maria Spilsbury (€8,000-€10,000). The London-born artist relocated to Ireland in 1813. Her work is represented in major institutional collections like the National Gallery of Ireland, the British Museum, Tate Britain and the Museum of Methodism in London. Spilsbury painted portraits, genre scenes and religious work. Her depiction Patron's Day at the Seven Churches, Glendalough, c1816, at the National Gallery is regarded as one of the most significant visual records of early 19th-century devotional life in Ireland. Maria Spilsbury's 'Portrait of Jane Bryan of Cong' at James Adam. The most expensively estimated painting in the sale is Figures by the Temple in the Park at Mount Merrion by William Ashford (€50,000-€80,000). The auction offers a choice of Irish landscapes by artists like James Arthur O'Connor, Thomas Roberts, George Mullins, William Sadler and George Barret. There are portraits by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Nathaniel Hone, Robert Hunter and others, along with seascapes by Edwin Hayes, Richard Brydges Beechey and John Thomas Serres. The sale kicks off with six etchings and engravings by James Barry, offers a set of Malton's Views of Dublin and a preparatory scheme for the mythological murals at Lyons, Co Kildare, by Gaspare Gabrielli among 66 lots. 'Female Profile', Ya Tsai Chiu, at Morgan O'Driscoll. Two names from the east stand out in Morgan O'Driscoll's current online auction. Ya Tsai Chiu paints gracefully elongated figures that, though different, somehow recall Modigliani, while the sensitive female subjects of Zhao Kailin are endowed with a wistful, enigmatic quality. Both artists have wide appeal and thriving market records. The auction offers highly collectable works by Peter Curling, Donald Teskey, Michael Flatley, Evie Hone, Mr Brainwash, Dan O'Neill, Conor Fallon, Sean Scully and many other artists. A study The Grey Mare, Renvyle was painted in 1933 by Harry Kernoff. A le Brocquy tapestry titled Shimmering Light was woven by Donegal Carpets in 1956 and George Campbell's affectionate study of flamenco performers has all the elan of a man who could play the guitar as well as wield the brush. An Aubusson tapestry, Garlanded Goat, by le Brocquy, leads the Irish and International art auction at Sheppards with an estimate of €80,000-€120,000. Emer, a unique life-sized bronze horse by Anthony Scott, is a significant example of Irish contemporary bronze sculpture. Howard Helmick's 'Whiskey by the Hearth' at James Adam. Scott's sculpture, dedicated to the champion racehorse Sea the Stars, was unveiled at the National Stud by the late Queen Elizabeth during her State visit to Ireland. Sheppard's estimates this one at €30,000-€50,000. Among 166 lots is In Memory by Daniel O'Neill, which was last at auction at The Irish Sale at Christie's in 2007. It is now estimated at €20,000-€30,000. A rare work by William Crozier, Still Life with Jug and Shapes, painted in oil on a tin metal tray, is estimated at €2,000-€3,000. There is a similar estimate on a watercolour by Pauline Bewick, Taurus. Graham Knuttel's 'Still Life: Table Top' at Sheppard's. With art by Markey Robinson, Arthur Maderson, Evie Hone, Fr Jack Hanlon, Mark O'Neill, Henry Healy, Roderic O'Conor, Melanie le Brocquy, Michael Mulcahy, John Doherty, Michael Hales, Hughie O'Donoghue, John Luke and many more renowned Irish artists, this sale has much to hold the interest.
