Bonhams Office in Ireland marks its fifth anniversary this spring with a series of free public lectures by prominent Irish art historians and a preview of highlights from Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art sale in London on June 15.
Auction highlights
The preview will take place at Bonhams, 31 Molesworth Street Dublin 2 from 17-19th April. Paintings include Lough Corrib from Glenadda by Paul Henry (estimate £40,000-60,000); Single File by Jack Butler Yeats (estimate £30,000-50,000) and Seated Woman II by Frederick Edward McWilliam (estimate £8,000-10,000).
Viewing times are:
Sunday, 17th of April – 12am to 5pm
Monday, 18th – Wednesday, 20th of April, 10am to 5pm
Tuesday, 19th of April, 6pm to 9pm
Lecture series
The lecture series begins on Tuesday 15 March at 6.00 p.m. with a talk on Paul Henry by the world's leading authority on the artist, Dr S B Kennedy.
This will be followed by:
22nd March, 6pm – Dr Nicola Gordon-Bowe, Imaging the Irish Revival: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Ireland
12th April, 6pm – James Hanley RHA, Portraits and Stories
19th April, 6pm – Dickon Hall, Colin Middleton: A Defining Decade, 1939-1949; Dr Riann Coulter, F.E. McWilliam: The Reluctant Surrealist
26th April, 6pm – Bruce Arnold, The Discriminating Collector
All the talks will take place at Bonhams, 31 Molesworth Street. To book a free seat please email [email protected].
Bonhams Dublin will also be holding a free valuation day for Modern British and Irish Art on Monday, 14th of March 10.00-15.00.
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street and Knightsbridge; and a further three in the UK regions and Scotland. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Connecticut in the USA; and Germany, France, Monaco, Hong Kong and Australia. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments go to https://www.bonhams.com
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