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café/bar. The 2ft 5in x 2ft 9in (74 x 84cm) brooding scene exemplified the artist’s use of dramatic chiaroscuro – as the men wait suspiciously, the withdrawn figure of a woman in the background is silhouetted against the lighted window. It sold on the low estimate at €200,000 (£169,490) to an agent in the room, bidding on behalf of a private collector. Overall, the Adam’s sale saw 80% of the 148 lots sold, bringing a hammer total
Above: three lots sold at Adam’s Irish art sale. Left: Good Evening Men (1950) by Jack Butler Yeats – €180,000 (£152,540). Centre: Fishing Boats, Dugort by Paul Henry – €125,000 (£105,930). Right: Woman of Belfast, a 1972 bronze by F.E. McWilliam – €27,000 (£22,880).
of €1.2m (£1.02m). As well as the usual strong contingent from the United States bidding, there was, more unusually, at least one important player from Europe who underbid the top work by Paul Henry (1876-1958) and bought a several smaller lots in the sale. The 20in x 2ft (51 x 61cm) oil on canvas
Fishing Boats, Dugort was a typical Henry landscape of the West of Ireland and had been included in the retrospective of the artist’s work at the the National Gallery of Ireland in 2003.
With the inclusion of two small fishing
boats adding to its appeal, against a €100,000-150,000 estimate it was knocked down at €125,000 (£105,930) to a private collector in Ireland. Perhaps the biggest disappointment
of the night was the Louis Le Brocquy (1916-2012) left unsold against an estimate of €500,000-800,000. Entitled Indoors, Outdoors (1951), it
was a precursor to Le Brocquy’s iconic work The Family, which hangs in the National Gallery of Ireland. Adam’s had
previously sold Indoors, Outdoors in 1989 for a then record price for the artist of IR£60,000. The estimate here however looked ambitious in light of the fall-off in Le Brocquy prices since 2008. As is almost always the case, though,
there were results to keep Irish spirits high. A bronze sculpture by the Northern Irish artist F.E. McWilliam (1909-92), Woman of Belfast (No. 16 1972), sold to a bidder in the room for €27,000 (£22,880), reaching just over four times its low estimate of €6000-10,000.
SELLING IRISH ART WHERE IT SELLS BEST
Dublin is still the best place to sell Irish Art and Whyte’s recent results clearly show their expertise in this market.
Whyte’s auctions are extensively marketed around the world, especially to their long established North American clientele. All sales are broadcast live on the Internet, with a large proportion sold to on-line bidders.
Whyte’s experts regularly travel to Britain to appraise and accept consignments. British trade clients may set reserves in sterling to avoid fl uctuations in currency. Attractive terms, including free secure delivery to Ireland, offered for important consignments. Generous introductory commissions paid to intermediaries.
Enquiries to Sarah Gates, Adelle Hughes or Ian Whyte at
info@whytes.ie or 00 3531 676 2888.
LOUIS LE BROCQUY THE TÁIN COLLECTION - €245,000
PAUL HENRY EVENING IN ACHILL - €100,000
FRANK MCKELVEY SWANS ON THE LAGAN - €35,000
SEÁN KEATING PAST DEFINITE FUTURE IMPERFECT - €42,000
DANIEL O’NEILL FLORENCE - €41,000 38 Molesworth Street Dublin 2 Ireland
www.whytes.com info@whytes.ie 003531 676 2888 WHERE IRISH ART IS TRULY VALUED
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