Fine Arts

Sotheby’s reveals gems by Lavery and Yeats

Modern British & Irish Art Evening & Day Auctions at the RHA Gallery carry important works painted at the time Jack B Yeats committed to a career in art

The Donkey Show, painted by Jack Butler Yeats – who had a particular fondness for donkeys – in 1925

Sotheby’s will be showcasing highlights from its Modern British & Irish Art Evening & Day Auctions at the RHA Gallery, Dublin, between November 9 and 12.

Exceptional Irish works to fall under the hammer in London on November 21 include two important works by Jack B Yeats – including The Donkey Show, which was painted in 1925.

The auctioneer notes that Yeats had a particular affection for donkeys, and throughout his career featured the animal ...