Des O’Sullivan casts an eye over the paintings at de Veres sale.

Des O’Sullivan looks forward to some of the exhibitions that are due to open in the coming weeks.

The winter selling season for Irish art continues apace next week with major sales by Morgan O’Driscoll at the RHA Gallery in Dublin next Monday at 6pm and by James Adam on Wednesday at 6pm.

Des O’Sullivan notices some low estimates on pieces of art by famous Irish artists in Whyte’s online-only auction.

Des O’Sullivan looks at 20th century Irish art at de Vere’s auction.

Des O’Sullivan on the work of 19th century artist, James Mahony, who painted the major events of his time.

 

A Triptych watercolour of Cork Harbour, probably from around 1864 by John Corbett (1822-1893), is a rarity at Whyte’s sale at the RDS on Monday at 6 pm. 

The role played by women in the history of Irish art is the focus of the summer loan exhibition at James Adam.

Exhibition shows how female artists were often more innovative, writes Colette Sheridan

MASTER works by Gerard Dillon and Nano Reid lead Whyte’s sale of Important Irish Art at the RDS on Monday at 6pm.

William Scott’s Quiet Ochre painted in 1973 makes its first appearance on the auction market estimated at £100,000-€150,000.

Whyte’s British and Irish art sale at the RDS, Dublin, features 216 lots.

DR Éimear O’Connor has made a remarkable contribution to Irish art history. She has curated two major exhibitions of the work of 20th century artist, Seán Keating, and has written several books on him, of which the most recent is Seán Keating: Art, Politics and Building the Irish Nation.

‘Analysing Cubism’ is a major exhibition of Irish Cubist painting at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.

MUSIC NEWS: David Bowie (inset) caused quite a stir with his recent release of a single on his 66th birthday, and over the next few weeks we’ll get a proper chance to see if the Brixton boy still has some talent, or whether he should just make the most of his free travel pass.

An early masterpiece by the late legendary Irish artist Louis Le Brocquy is expected to fetch €500,000 at auction this week.

A detail of Indoors Outdoors by Louis le Brocquy, estimated at €500,000-€800,000 for Adams’ sale on Wednesday.

A private art collection including unseen paintings by Jack B Yeats and Louis le Brocquy will be auctioned this week.

A valuable painting discovered on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow is among over 170 works up for auction this week in Dublin in a sale expected to break all Irish records.