DECEMBER ART SALE RAISES €2.5 MILLION
Posted On
09/12/2020
Whyte's Exceptional Irish Art auction realised over €2,500,000 on Monday 7 December. With 85% of lots sold it continued to show that demand for Irish art of quality remains strong. Top performers were: (hammer prices excluding commission and VAT)
Walter Frederick Osborne RHA ROI (1859-1903) A TALE OF THE SEA, 1885, €315,000
Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958) THE BLUE HILLS OF CONNEMARA, 1933, €240,000
Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958) THE STONY FIELDS OF KERRY, 1934-1939, €200,000
Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957) SCULLING, 1912, €190,000
Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958) KILLARY BAY, CONNEMARA, 1924-1925, €140,000
Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF PICASSO, 1983, €140,000
We are now accepting consignments of art and collectibles for auctions in February and March. Contact Peter Whyte pw@whytes.ie or Ian Whyte iw@whytes.ie or telephone 01 676 2888 (+3531 676 2888)