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Two Irish masters feature in Sotheby’s London’s Modern British sale on June 28
Sotheby’s London is offering two works of Irish interest at its Modern British sale on June 28.
They include a beautiful painting of Venice titled A Shining Palace by William Leech, which is dated to 1911 during a period in which, the auctioneers say, he was engaged in a sustained quest for “trying to evolve sunlight and reflections” (£50,000-£70,000).
The second work, by Sir William Orpen, entitled The Yacht Race (Sighting the Boat), conveys the ...