Fine Arts

Irish blue chip masters in the mix at Whyte’s Important Irish Art sale

Paintings from Paul Henry, Jack Butler Yeats, Norah McGuinness, Lillian Lucy Davidson and William Scott on offer at auction

Cottages by a Lake, Achill, Connemara is a good example of Paul Henry at his best (€180,000-€220,000)

Whyte’s Important Irish Art auction takes place on March 11 and is a splendidly curated sale of blue chip names including Paul Henry, Jack Butler Yeats, Norah McGuinness, Lillian Lucy Davidson and William Scott.

The 149 lots take us on a tour of modern and contemporary Irish art. Three paintings which tell an important art history story and also one of love, begin with lot 17, Paul Henry’s Cottages by a Lake, Achill, Connemara (€180,000-€220,000).