Animal magic at Morgan O’Driscoll sale

Men Fishing, West River Falls, Nova Scotia by Harry Kernoff

Two days are left to bid on Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online sale, where the leading artwork is Kenneth Webb’s Frog Pond, an exquisite nature study of a frog strutting his stuff (€9,000-€12,000). The animal kingdom looms large in the sale. Feline depictions run the price gamut, from Suzy by Gerard Dillon (€400-€600), to Her Austrian Cat by John Shinnors (€5,000-€7,000).

The sculpture section offers Ireland’s favourite ursus, Bear With Bird, a unique bronze ...