O’Malley’s passion for art and politics

Ernie O’Malley’s collection, one of the finest of Irish art ever assembled, features works by Yeats and Le Brocquy and reflects his political interests

The Enfolding Night by Jack B Yeats (€500,000-€700,000)

Passion was the moving force behind one of the finest collections of Irish art ever assembled, that of Ernie O’Malley, which is going under the hammer at Whyte’s in association with Christie’s next week.

O’Malley was born with an appetite for ...