O’Ryan travels light with vibrant depictions of warmer climes

Some 250 watercolours, sketches and oil paintings from the studio of the late Fergus O’Ryan are on sale at Adam’s

Sketch for Dog’s Bay, Roundstone by Fergus O’Ryan has an estimate of €300-€500

For those itching to travel, a reminder of what we are missing can be seen in Adam’s Studio sale entitled Painter and Palette, 250 watercolours, sketches and oil paintings from the studio of the late Fergus O’Ryan, for decades one of Ireland’s most popular artists.

While he and his wife May hiked the length and breadth of Ireland, in the 1950s, when few Irish holidayed abroad, they travelled extensively on the continent and in North ...