Artist John Doherty put vanishing Ireland in the frame
Boys, At John 'the Deveres By Doherty Dolan Waiting'
As the years go by the photorealist art of John Doherty reflects an Ireland that is vanishing fast. If anything this makes the work of this virtuoso even more precious. His 1995 painting titled , brings you back to an Ireland of yesteryear.
It's no surprise that the artist initially trained as an architect. The subject matter of this particular work, a building facade, is in Birr. It is a leading lot at deVere's outstanding Irish art evening auction in Dublin this Tuesday with an estimate of €40,000-€60,000.
There are major works by Roderic O'Conor, Yeats, Osborne, Leech, Shinnors, Norah McGuinness, Mary Swanzy, Nano Reid and others on offer.
Art by Donald Teskey, Louis le Brocquy, Liam O'Neill, George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson, Richard Brydges Breechey, Mr Brainwash, Frank McKelvey, Conor Fallon, John Behan and William Scott features among the leading lots at Morgan O'Driscoll's current online auction.
The catalogue is online and bidding ends from 6.30pm on Monday. These auctions will be followed in the oming weeks by sales of important Irish art at Whyte's on December 2 and James Adam on December 4.