IRISH & BRITISH ART - 28 SEPTEMBER at 6PM GMT 2009-09-28 Auction - 222 Price Results - Whyte's in ie - Page 3
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27: Cecil Maguire RHA RUA (b.1930)73: William Percy French (1854-1920)15: Arthur K. Maderson (b.1942)
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IRISH & BRITISH ART - 28 SEPTEMBER at 6PM GMT

Whyte's September auction of Irish and British art boasts over 200 interesting and very collectable works by a myriad of artists, and with estimates generally in the high hundreds to the low thousands the sale is tailored to the less affluent times we now live in. Most of the works offered have not been on the market for many years so the owners, who bought them for modest sums decades ago, can afford to pass on good value to today's younger collectors.

There is great value to be had in good Irish landscapes by James Humbert Craig, Maurice Wilks and George Gillespie.

For the connoisseur of antique paintings this sale offers a fine selection including works by George Barret, Martin Cregan, John Anster Fitzgerald, Frederick Newenham, Andrew Nicholl, Erskine Nicol, and James Arthur O'Connor. A superb collection of works by William Percy French will no doubt attract attention and spirited bidding by his many followers. We are delighted to present here a very large representation of Kenmare in its original 1903 pokerwork Celtic Revival Arts & Crafts frame; a similarly sized work by Percy French in a similar frame, formerly in the Earl of Iveagh's collection made a record-breaking €44,000 at Whyte's a few years ago so our estimate of €15,000 to €20,000 may be judged modest.

A stunning portrait of Deirdre, the artist's niece, by Norah McGuinness, is a major highlight of this sale. We think this may have been chosen by the artist for her Royal Hibernian Academy exhibit in the early 1950s, around the time she represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale. Including elements of the School of Paris style, with its hints of cubism,it is also reminiscent of the work of Patrick Swift and Lucien Freud.

If you always aspired to owning a Lavery of quality but couldn't afford the huge prices for his major works this sale offers a miniature masterpiece in the shape of a busy street scene of Rabat in 1920, for a modest estimate of €20,000 to €30,000.

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Harold Dearden (1888-1969): MILKING TIME oil on canvas signed lower right; with title inscribed on label verso 56 by 78cm., 22 by 30.7 5in.Harold Dearden was a British painter in oil and watercolour. He studied at the Rochdale
0049: Harold Dearden (1888-1969)Est. €1,000-€1,500Lot Passed
Harold Dearden (1888-1969): WEST LEAZE, SWINDON oil on canvas signed lower right; with original inscribed label on reverse; also with small biography of the artist affixed on reverse 41 by 48cm., 16 by 19in.
0050: Harold Dearden (1888-1969)Est. €400-€500Lot Passed
Harry Epworth Allen RBA (1894-1958): ROAD TO THE BLACK HILL, DONEGAL tempera on millboard signed twice lower left 36 by 51cm., 14 by 20in.Exhibited: 'Harry Epworth Allen RBA (1894-1958) Retrospective Exhibition', Whyte's, Dublin, August
0051: Harry Epworth Allen RBA (1894-1958)Est. €10,000-€12,000Lot Passed
Harry Epworth Allen RBA (1894-1958): THE STALACTITES pastel on board signed lower left; with Pastel Society inscribed exhibition labels on reverse; Graves Art Gallery and Derwent-Wye Gallery exhibition labels on reverse; also with Lucy
0052: Harry Epworth Allen RBA (1894-1958)Est. €5,000-€7,000Lot Passed
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Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974): MOTHER AND CHILD oil pastel on tinted paper signed lower right 37 by 28cm., 14.7 5 by 11in.
0053: Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974)Est. €3,000-€4,000
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Muriel Brandt RHA (1909-1981): PORTRAIT OF RUTH BRANDT, THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER, c.1942 pen and ink with wash over pencil and heightened in white signed lower centre 36 by 25cm., 14.2 5 by 9.75in.Muriel Brandt, a Belfast born
0054: Muriel Brandt RHA (1909-1981)Est. €500-€700
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Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974): PHOENIX PARK, DUBLIN, 1928 oil on panel signed and dated lower right 37 by 50cm., 14.5 by 19.7 5in.In 1944 Kernoff revisited the subject of the Phoenix Park in a watercolour entitled, Silver Birches,
0055: Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974)Est. €10,000-€15,000Lot Passed
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974): SAND-DUNES, DOLLYMOUNT, 1930 watercolour signed and dated lower left 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.Provenance: Godolphin Gallery, Dublin; Private collectionExhibited: 'Harry Kernoff, A Selection of Dublin
0056: Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974)Est. €1,500-€1,800Lot Passed
William Conor OBE RHA ROI (1881-1968): MOTHER AND CHILD oil on canvas laid on board with stamp of The Bell Gallery, Belfast on reverse 44 by 34cm., 17.2 5 by 13.5in.Provenance: Bell Gallery, Belfast, 1968; Private collectionBorn into a
0057: William Conor OBE RHA ROI (1881-1968)Est. €6,000-€8,000Lot Passed
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Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974): THE WEE SHOP, 1925 watercolour signed and dated lower left; title printed in the mount lower left; with inscribed William Rodman & Co., Belfast, label on reverse 27 by 36cm., 10.7 5 by 14.2
0058: Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974)Est. €5,000-€7,000
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Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974): STACKING TURF, COUNTY DONEGAL watercolour signed lower left 37 by 52cm., 14.5 by 20.5in.
0059: Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974)Est. €3,000-€4,000Lot Passed
Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974): BATHERS IN A ROCKY COVE watercolour on hand-made drawing paper signed lower left 38 by 53cm., 15 by 21in.This watercolour is likely to be a scene near Horn Head, Killyhowey, County Donegal. This
0060: Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974)Est. €2,500-€3,500Lot Passed
James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1877-1944): DUNGLOE, COUNTY DONEGAL oil on canvas signed lower left; inscribed with title on reverse 46 by 56cm., 18 by 22in.
0061: James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1877-1944)Est. €7,000-€9,000Lot Passed
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Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (1856-1941): A STREET IN RABAT, MOROCCO, 1920 oil on canvasboard signed lower right, J Lavery; inscribed, A STREET IN RABAT / JOHN LAVERY / 1920, on reverse; also with inscription, 'To / Polymnia with many
0062: Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (1856-1941)Est. €20,000-€30,000
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Nathaniel Hone RHA (1831-1917): COASTAL LANDSCAPE, PORTMARNOCK oil on canvas with partial inscribed label on reverse 30 by 46cm., 12 by 18in.Provenance: The Misses Manning, 2 Winton Road, Dublin by 1925; Their sale, 1937; James
0063: Nathaniel Hone RHA (1831-1917)Est. €4,000-€6,000
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Mary Frances Patton (fl.1896-1935): LANDSCAPE WITH SHEEP oil on canvas signed lower right 41 by 61cm., 16 by 24in.Exhibited: possibily exhibited as, 'Winter in Meath', at the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1913, no. 34, (£15-15-0)In 1913
0064: Mary Frances Patton (fl.1896-1935)Est. €1,000-€1,500Lot Passed
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Eva Henrietta Hamilton (1876-1960): SELF PORTRAIT, c.1906 oil on board signed with initials lower right 64 by 51cm., 25 by 20.2 5in.The eldest of the famous Hamilton sisters of Hamwood, Dunboyne, Eva was educated at Alexandra College,
0065: Eva Henrietta Hamilton (1876-1960)Est. €4,000-€6,000
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Letitia Marion Hamilton RHA (1878 - 1964): INTERIOR OF CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN, 1911 oil on canvas signed with initials lower right; with typed label on reverse; also with original Dawson Gallery, exhibition label on reverse 76 by
0066: Letitia Marion Hamilton RHA (1878 - 1964)Est. €6,000-€8,000Lot Passed
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Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941): TREE IN THE GROUNDS AT KILMURRY, COUNTY KILKENNY watercolour 26 by 18cm., 10.2 5 by 7in.Provenance: From the collection of a former owner of Kilmurry House, Thomastown, County Kilkenny
0067: Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)Est. €2,000-€3,000
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May Guinness (1863-1955): SUNDIAL IN AN OLD SCOTCH GARDEN, 1902 watercolour signed lower right 26 by 23cm., 10.2 5 by 9in.Exhibited: Watercolour Society of Ireland, 1902, catalogue no. 237Literature: Watercolour Society of
0068: May Guinness (1863-1955)Est. €800-€1,000Lot Passed
Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941): COWS IN PASTURE watercolour over pencil heightened with white signed with initials lower right; with original framing label on reverse 26 by 36cm., 10.2 5 by 14in.Provenance: Whyte's 28 November
0069: Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858-1941)Est. €7,000-€9,000Lot Passed
Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858 - 1941): KILMURRY HOUSE, VIEW FROM THE LAKE watercolour 25 by 33cm., 10 by 13in.Provenance: From the collection of a former owner of Kilmurry House, Thomastown, County KilkennyKilmurry House dates back to
0070: Mildred Anne Butler RWS (1858 - 1941)Est. €3,000-€4,000Lot Passed
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William Percy French (1854-1920): KENMARE BAY SEEN FROM DERRYNANE, 1903 watercolour signed and dated lower left; with original label inscribed in artist's hand on reverse 42 by 55cm., 16.5 by 21.5in.Provenance: acquired directly from
0071: William Percy French (1854-1920)Est. €15,000-€20,000
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William Percy French (1854-1920): BOG RIVER WITH VIEW OF THE TWELVE PINS, COUNTY GALWAY watercolour signed lower right 23 by 33cm., 9 by 13in.
0072: William Percy French (1854-1920)Est. €5,000-€7,000Lot Passed
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