Fine Arts

Nature’s canvas: The beauty of the wild captured at Morgan O’Driscoll sale

Superb collection of Irish paintings capture the vivid colour and texture of the Irish landscape

Lot 13, Steve Burgess, Andean Emeralds, estimate €1,000-1,500, at Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish Art Online auction, which closes on February 26

There are some 231 lots on offer at Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish Art Online auction, which closes on February 26.

While viewing the sale, I recalled a Greek philosopher Plutarch’s inspired statement: “Painting is silent poetry.” Painting can also be a mirror to nature and there are several works in the auction which show how different artists have depicted and interpreted nature and landscapes.

For example, lot 13 is a hyper-realistic work titled Andean Emeralds by ...