Fine Arts
History and humour go under the hammer at Fonsie Mealy
Among the highlights of an upcoming Irish and International Art Sale are works by Sean Keating, Kilroy and Jack B Yeats
On Wednesday, Fonsie Mealy’s Irish & International Art Sale will see more than 400 unique artworks coming to market, many for the first time.
Leafing through the catalogue not only provides an excellent survey of Irish art, but also a bit of humour – provided by Micheál Ó Nualláin (Kilroy), painter, cartoonist and civil servant – that is as appropriate today as it was when first created.
His satirical cartoons appeared in Dublin Opinion, The ...