Dublin booksellers have works by Jack B Yeats, JRR Tolkien and Thomas Kinsella for sale. Meanwhile in New York, a Warhol/Basquiat showstopper is expected to sell for $18m (€17m)
Jack B Yeats
In Paris in 1924, Yeats’s painting The Liffey Swim took the silver medal in the art competition and gave a country that was just over 18 months old a treasure that has lasted a century
Daniel Mulhall covers the main elements of the poet’s life from his fascination with the occult to his relationship with fascism and eugenics
Seven works in all by the artist are featured at Sotheby’s
Both an early and late Jack B Yeats feature alongside a double-sided Paul Henry - which could be split in two - in Adam’s Important Irish Art sale
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From oils to watercolours, Adam’s and Whyte’s have 12 offerings by Ireland’s foremost artist
Somewhat overshadowed by brothers WB and Jack, the sisters were a key part of the Celtic Revival and powerhouses behind Dun Emer and Cuala, creative outlets for female writers and artists
Minutes of meetings show reservations about purchase price of Yeats’s Bachelor’s Walk, In Memory
Separate sale at O’Reilly’s features 20 pieces of affordable artworks in the €80-€400 range
Economics come into play, as investors seek out art as a hedge against inflation
Martin Archer Shee’s painting is said to be the only known official portrait to show The Liberator’s receding hairline
By a stroke of luck the two paintings were purchased by the same person, allowing them to stay together for the next 150 years
Paintings by Jack B Yeats and William Scott also feature in Monte Alverno Sotheby’s sale
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