14 Nov 2012
14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
20th Century British and Irish Art
Back to auction 20025
20th Century British and Irish Art
Back to auction 20025
Paul Henry R.H.A. (Irish, 1876-1958)
Dugort Bay, Achill Island
signed 'PAUL HENRY' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38 x 45.7 cm. (15 x 18 in.)
signed 'PAUL HENRY' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38 x 45.7 cm. (15 x 18 in.)
Sold for
£37,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Probably presented to Clemens J. France, Detroit, a member of the US Committee of Enquiry on Conditions in Ireland, by the people of Ireland in gratitude for his work on the Constitution of the Irish Free State, circa 1922
Gifted by Clemens J. France to the family of the current owner, circa 1950
Private Collection, Maryland, USA
The present work is probably a view of Slievemore, Dugort Bay, Achill and can be dated 1918-22 on stylistic grounds.
Please note that this work will be included in Dr. S.B Kennedy's ongoing catalogue of Paul Henry's work, and is numbered 1260.
We are grateful to Dr. S.B Kennedy for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Category: Fine Art / Modern British and Irish Art
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| AR | Artists Resale Right |