Fine Arts

Selection of equine artworks reign supreme in online auction

Fine works from renowned artists like Jack B Yeats, Basil Blackshaw and Edward Delaney are among the pieces that feature in Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish art sale

Bungay Races (1896) by Jack Butler Yeats captures the excitement and atmosphere of race day in Norfolk

One of the last fine art auctions before the summer break is Morgan O’Driscoll’s Irish Art Online sale which is off to a galloping start, with Lot 15, Jack B Yeats’ Bungay Races (1896).

The vibrant work captures the excitement and atmosphere of race day in Norfolk with punters and bookmakers cheering two neck and neck runners, (€8,000-€12,000).

The graceful and majestic horse appears in several forms in the sale including Lot 17: Study of ...