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Tuesday, April 26, 2005

  VENUE: Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Ballsbridge Dublin 4, 6pm
  VIEWING: 23-25 April, 10am to 6pm (to 9pm on 25 April).
  NOTES: Superb fully illustrated 160 page catalogue available by post at €12 (Ireland), £8.50 (Great Britain) €16 (Europe) or $25 elsewhere
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Lot: 1
Louis  le Brocquy, HRHA (b.1916)
LITHOGRAPHIC BRUSH DRAWINGS FROM THE TAIN (SET OF TWELVE)
individually signed and inscribed
boxed set of twelve lithographs
53 by 38cm., 21 by 15in.
Provenance: Gift of the artist to Charles Merrill (former editor of The Arts in Ireland)
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:Portfolio no. 1, containing the first twelve lithographic illustrations to Thomas Kinsella’s translation of The Táin. Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in a limited edition of 70; this folio is no. 43 in the edition. Each print has been signed and dated 1970 - the year in which the artist presented the set to Charles Merrill.
 
Estimate: € 6,000-8,000 Price Realised: € 12500
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 2
Patrick  Scott, HRHA (b.1921)
THE LAKE
signed and dated [1961] lower right; inscribed on reverse and with original exhibition label on reverse
tempera on unprimed canvas
30 by 36cm., 12 by 14in.
Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin; Whence purchased by the actor Arthur Kennedy (1914-1990); By whom bequeathed to the Glynn Art Association, Georgia
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:The former owner of this work, Arthur Kennedy, was an American stage and screen actor who won a Tony award for his role in the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, as well as five Academy Award nominations. His career spanned half a century, during which he starred in over eighty films including Bright Victory (1951) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). He became acquainted with the Glynn Art Association, a non-profit organisation which runs community art workshops, whilst holidaying nearby on Jekyll Island, Georgia.
 
Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 Price Realised: € 3200
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 3
Louis  le Brocquy, HRHA (b.1916)
SUMMER STORM
signed with initials and dated [1946] lower right: inscribed in another hand on reverse with title, exhibition details, original price ($75.00) and ledger no. N2068 on reverse
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
13 by 18cm., 5 by 7.25in.
Provenance:
Exhibited: Associated American Artists, New York, circa 1946-47
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Estimate: € 6,000-8,000 Price Realised: € 11500
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 4
Tony  O'Malley, HRHA (1913-2003)
AUTUMN LANDSCAPE WITH FALLOW FIELDS AND FARM BUILDINGS
signed with initials lower right
oil on paper
24 by 37cm., 9.5 by 14.5in.
Provenance:
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:Painted circa 1956-60, when the artist was living in New Ross, Co. Wexford.
 
Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 Price Realised: € 4000
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 5
Charles  Brady, HRHA (1926-1997)
CIGARETTE LIGHTER
signed upper right; exhibition label on reverse
oil on board
23 by 30cm., 9 by 12in.
Provenance: Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast; Private collection
Exhibited: 'Charles Brady', Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast, 1978, catalogue no. 13; 'Figurative Image' (group exhibition), Bank of Ireland Exhibition Hall, Dublin, 21 September - 1 October 1982, catalogue no. 9 (£160)
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Estimate: € 4,000-6,000 Price Realised: € 4800
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 6
Arthur  Armstrong, RHA (1924-1996)
COUNTRY BAR
signed lower left
oil on board
51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
Provenance:
Exhibited: 'Arthur Armstrong', Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, 4-30 September 1968, catalogue no. 16 (70 guineas)
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 4,000-5,000 Price Realised: € 5800
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 7
Charles  Brady, HRHA (1926-1997)
TWO QUEENS
signed and dated [1970] upper right
oil on canvas
38 by 33cm., 15 by 13in.
Provenance:
Exhibited:
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Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 Price Realised: € 3200
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 8
Cecil  King, (1921-1986)
ORGANIC FORM
signed lower right; with the framing label of the Ritchie Hendriks Gallery on reverse; also inscribed in another hand '42' on reverse
oil on canvas
41 by 30cm., 16 by 12in.
Provenance:
Exhibited:
Literature:
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Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 Price Realised: € 4200
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 9
Charles  Brady, HRHA (1926-1997)
PAPER BACKS
signed lower right
oil on canvas
29 by 47cm., 11.5 by 18.5in.
Provenance:
Exhibited:
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Notes:
 
Estimate: € 5,000-7,000 Price Realised: € 4600
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 10
William  Scott, CBE RA (1913-1989)
CUP AND PAN BLUES
signed and dated [1970] lower right; inscribed with edition (70 of 100) lower left; exhibition label with title inscribed by Leo Smith of the Dawson Gallery on reverse
lithograph
58 by 88cm., 23 by 34.5in.
Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin; Private collection
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:Printed by the Kelpra Studio and published by Waddington Graphics. Another print from this edition is in the collection of the Tate Gallery, London (P05105)
 
Estimate: € 4,000-5,000 Price Realised: € 9000
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 11
Kenneth  Webb, RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927)
FARM BUILDINGS AND SHELTER BEFORE A MOUNTAIN
signed lower left
oil on canvas
51 by 127cm., 20 by 50in.
Provenance: Collection of The British American Tobacco Co., London
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 7,000-9,000 Price Realised: € 6500
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 12
Kenneth  Webb, RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927)
POPPIES
signed lower left
oil on canvas
38 by 91cm., 15 by 36in.
Provenance:
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 5,000-7,000 Price Realised: € 9000
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 13
Donald  Teskey, (b.1956)
CLIFF, JUNE 2001
original exhibition label on reverse
acrylic on paper mounted on board
25 by 27cm., 10 by 10.7in.
Provenance: Rubicon Gallery, Dublin; Private collection
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 4,000-5,000 Price Realised: € 4600
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 14
John  Kingerlee, (b.1936)
AT THE CAVE MOUTH
signed in monogram lower right;signed again and inscribed with title and date [1988] on reverse
oil on canvas
24 by 33cm., 9.5 by 13in.
Provenance:
Exhibited: 'Exhibition of Recent Paintings by John Kingerlee; Taylor Gallery, Belfast, 13-29 November 2003, catalogue no. 13 (illustrated)
Literature:
Notes:Painting begun in 1988 and completed in 2003.
 
Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 Price Realised: € 5000
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 15
George  Campbell, RHA (1917-1979)
CURRAGHS, IRISH COAST
signed lower left; original exhibition label on reverse
oil on board
36 by 43cm., 14 by 17in.
Provenance:
Exhibited: 'An Ireland Imagined: An Exhibition of Irish Paintings and Drawing 1860-1960', Pyms Gallery, London, 27 October - 26 November 1993, catalogue no. 73 (illustrated page 107); 'Summer Exhibition', Frederick Gallery, Dublin, July 2004, catalogue no. 10 (illu
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 8,000-10,000 Price Realised: € 8000
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 16
Daniel  O'Neill, (1920-1974)
GIRL WITH FLOWERS
signed lower left; original exhibition labels on reverse
oil on board
51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
Provenance: George Waddington Galleries, Montreal; Collection of J. G. McConnell Jnr, Montreal; Theo Waddington, London; Private collection
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 25,000-35,000 Price Realised: € 28000
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 17
Mary  Swanzy, HRHA (1882-1978)
THE YELLOW POOL
oil on board
18 by 23cm., 7 by 9in.
Provenance: Artist's family; Pyms Gallery, London; Private collection
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 Price Realised: € 4000
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 18
Gerard  Dillon, (1916-1971)
ABSTRACT SNOW
signed lower left; inscribed on reverse
oil and sand on canvas
25 by 30cm., 10 by 12in.
Provenance:
Exhibited: 'New Work by Gerard Dillon', Dawson Gallery, Dublin Gallery, Dublin, March - April 1962, catalogue no. 17
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 6,000-8,000 Price Realised: € 0
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 19
Gerard Dillon and Daniel  O'Neill,
YOUNG WOMAN AND PIERROT
inscribed on reverse by art dealer George McClelland
oil on board
69 by 50cm., 27 by 19.5in.
Provenance: Purchased from Daniel O'Neill in January 1972 by George McClelland; Private collection
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:A collaborative work painted by both Dillon and O'Neill when they were living in London during the 1960s.
 
Estimate: € 20,000-30,000 Price Realised: € 21000
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
Lot: 20
Kitty Wilmer  O'Brien, RHA PWCSI (1910-1982)
KILLARY HARBOUR FROM AASHLEAGH
signed lower right; with Dawson Gallery framing label on reverse
oil on board
56 by 69cm., 22 by 27in.
Provenance:
Exhibited: 'Celtic Splendour: An Exhibition of Irish Paintings and Drawings 1850-1950', Pyms Gallery, London, 24 April - 25 May 1985, catalogue no. 37 (illustrated)
Literature:
Notes:
 
Estimate: € 4,000-5,000 Price Realised: € 3800
 
Date of Sale: 26 April 2005
   
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