Female Irish artists in the picture this season

There's a strong showing by Irish female artists at Whyte's spring sale, writes Des O'Sullivan

Norah McGuinness - Self-Portrait 1942 at Whyte's.

No fewer than seven works by Norah McGuinness, including an arresting self-portrait, come up at Whyte's spring sale of Important Irish Art next Monday, March 6. The enduring popularity of the artist should ensure plenty of bidders.

During a long career, Norah McGuinness found a balance between painting and her design work (she designed theatre sets and costumes, illustrated books and the sales windows of Altmans in New York and Brown Thomas in Dublin for over 30 years). Influences from each field were brought into the other.