Fine Arts

Sun-soaked glory in Whyte’s online summer auction

From azure reflections to Dingle Strand and a Malaysian beach house, the pieces on offer radiate the season’s colours and light

Light and Reflections by John Morris (€1,500-€2,000)

Whyte’s summer online auction of some 259 lots opens with a most seasonal-appropriate painting by Dublin-born artist John Morris. Soaked in his trademark azure blue, Light and Reflections, an oil on board measuring 91 x 76cm, radiates summer heat with its figures on a beach (€1,500-€2,000).

Another beach scene is Rossbeigh Strand, Co Kerry by Stephen Cullen. An impressionistic work of people enjoying a glorious summers’ day on the famous 6km strand which overlooks Dingle ...