Artist John Doherty put vanishing Ireland in the frame

Des O'Sullivan focuses on a virtuoso painter of an Ireland that is fast disappearing

'The Dolan Boys, Waiting' by John Doherty at deVeres.

As the years go by the photorealist art of John Doherty reflects an Ireland that is vanishing fast. If anything this makes the work of this virtuoso even more precious. His 1995 painting titled The Dolan Boys, Waiting, brings you back to an Ireland of yesteryear. 

It's no surprise that the artist initially trained as an architect. The subject matter of this particular work, a building facade, is in Birr. It is a leading lot at deVere's outstanding Irish art evening auction in Dublin this Tuesday with an estimate of €40,000-€60,000.