Good end of year boost for Irish art

Dan O’Neill’s distinctive and atmospheric oil on board with blue hues entitled Travelling Through Kerry was the top lot at Morgan O’Driscoll’s sale at the RDS on Monday. 

It sold for €35,000 over an estimate of €15,000-€20,000. This makes for a good end of year boost for the Irish art at market.

The top lot at the James Adam sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin last week — Paul Henry’s Early Morning in Donegal made a hammer price of €160,000.