Paintings by old masters and contemporary artists in the frame

Work by Maria Spilsbury, Graham Knuttel, William Ashford, and Evie Hone at auctions by Morgan O'Driscoll, Sheppard's, and James Adam 

Graham Knuttel's 'Still Life: Table Top' at Sheppard's, left; 'Female Profile', Ya Tsai Chiu, at Morgan O'Driscoll, right.

Art from Irish old masters to the contemporary will take centre stage at auctions by Morgan O'Driscoll, on  Monday, Sheppard's, on Wednesday, and James Adam, on Thursday.

The catalogue cover lot for the Irish Old Masters evening sale at Adam's is an arresting portrait of Jane Bryan of Cong by Maria Spilsbury (€8,000-€10,000). The London-born artist relocated to Ireland in 1813. Her work is represented in major institutional collections like the National Gallery of Ireland, the British Museum, Tate Britain and the Museum of Methodism in London.