Fine Arts

Captivating watercolours strike the eye at Whyte’s mixed-style auction

Works by William Osborne, Paul Henry, Andy Warhol, Jack B Yeats and many others are on the block at this month’s event

Lot 23_Glory to the Brave Singer By Jack B. Yeats Estimate €300,000-€400,000

Whyte’s upcoming Irish & International Art auction, with 122 lots, is a survey of artistic styles with work by artists such as William Osborne, Paul Henry, Mary Swanzy, Evie Hone and Andy Warhol.

One is immediately struck by lots one to eight, a series of topographical watercolour and ink works of Dublin by Flora H Mitchell. The American-born artist moved to Ireland as a child. After attending Princess Helena College in Ealing, London, she attended ...