The Irish Art Market
Indications are strong that the Celtic Phoenix is rising; however buyers are exercising discernment, writes John P O’Sullivan in his assessment of the Irish art market 2017 Read More
Auctions
Auction Preview: Morgan O’Driscoll 4 December 2017
Robert Hughes, in his magisterial Nothing if Not Critical, remarked that Mark Rothko was a presiding influence on Sean Scully. His paintings, like Rothko’s, ‘accumulate reserves of feeling, cogitation and the life of the mind in pigment’. Even those with … Read More
Auction Preview: Morgan O’Driscoll 4 December 2017
George Campbell has been a slightly neglected figure in Irish art. Rebuffs from establishment critics, rows with influential dealers, and snootiness about his self-taught origins all played a part. Read More
Auction Preview: deVeres 21 November 2017
De Veres Irish Art auction on 21 November will include Fields in Arles an attractive painting by Camille Souter. It was originally bought by Sir Basil Goulding who was a significant figure in the development of her career. Read More
Barrie Cooke – Adam’s 31 May
One of the highlights of this year’s auction scene was the sale of Gillian Bowler’s collection at Adam’s at the end of May Read More
Patrick Swift – Adam’s 29 March 2017
Patrick Swift is not quite a rara avis in the Irish art market but his appearances at auction are infrequent: around ten paintings since 2010. He died relatively young, fifty-six, and lived abroad for much of his life, facts which … Read More
Auctions in 2016
Results from Adam’s, Bonhams, Christies, de Veres, Dolans, Morgan O’Driscoll, Ross’s, Sotheby’s and Whytes auctions in 2016 have now been included in the Online Price Guide to Irish Art Sales. Read More
Auction Report: Seán Keating at Whyte’s
Seán Keating’s illustration of The Playboy of the Western World, commissioned by scientist Edward Hutchinson Synge, 1922 came up for sale at Whyte’s in Dublin last September. Read More