John Lavery

Do auctioneers have favourites among items they sell? Yes, and here they are

Top Irish art, Japanese wood block prints and a 1961 car are some of the stand-out items sold at auction this year

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 05:00

Female pioneers of modernism shine in Irish art sale

Irish art collectors are spoiled for choice with upcoming sales in Bonham’s, Whyte’s and Adam’s featuring a wealth of local and international talent across painting and sculpture

Sat Nov 30 2024 - 05:00

Dublin Gallery Weekend to feature exhibitions, talks and guided tours

Plus: a preview of Sotheby’s Modern British and Irish Art auction at the RHA, and an Old Masters auction at Adam’s

Sat Nov 02 2024 - 05:00

Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer invited to National Gallery’s birthday party

It’s the gallery’s 160th birthday, while Hugh Lane Gallery attracts record numbers to its Warhol exhibition

Sat Feb 03 2024 - 05:00

Trailblazing women modernists among the highlights at Whyte’s Important Irish Art sale

Works by Mary Swanzy and Mainie Jellett feature alongside notable works by John Lavery, Paul Henry and Seán Keating

Sat Nov 25 2023 - 05:00

John Lavery masterpieces dominate London sale

Seven works in all by the artist are featured at Sotheby’s

Sat Nov 18 2023 - 05:00

Rare Harry Clarke panel and Elizabeth Taylor’s bracelet in Irish sales this week

Having sold for nine times its lower estimate in New York this year, a Harry Clarke stained glass panel is now expected to attain between €100,000 and €150,000

Sat Oct 21 2023 - 05:00

The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end

The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Oct 07 2023 - 05:00

The two sides of John Lavery, an Irish artist with a magic touch

Lavery: On Location, at the National Gallery of Ireland, showcases the paintings the artist made from Glasgow to the Alps and, most importantly, in Morocco

Sat Oct 07 2023 - 05:00

Important Irish art works on show at Paris exhibition

Sales mark centenary of the 1922 World Congress of the Irish Race

Sat May 14 2022 - 06:00

Irish culture’s remarkable response to the political turmoil from 1891 to 1922

Irish art during the period both mirrored and shaped events in the political sphere

Tue May 10 2022 - 06:07

Honoured Guest – Frank McNally on the exemplary death of Major Compton-Smith

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 19:30

Lavery, Yeats and le Brocquy beat estimates in first sales of the year

Irish banknotes also beat expectations in strong sale

Sat Apr 09 2022 - 06:00

From Ranelagh to the Bauhaus – Oliver O’Hanlon on Irish artist Stella Steyn

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 19:26

Centenary of turning point in Irish history to be marked

1922 World Congress of the Irish Race announced the Free State to the world

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00

Sale of Paul Henry work will be litmus test of the market

Irish artist achieved record sale last year; now Whyte’s is bringing Lobster Fishermen of Achill to sale at €200,000–€300,000

Sat Feb 26 2022 - 06:00

Records broken for Irish art in ‘thriving market’ of 2021

World records for Clarke’s Bluebeard’s Last Wife and Hone’s Composition

Sat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00

Pen used by Collins to sign Anglo-Irish Treaty goes on display

Lavery paintings of treaty signatories are now exhibited at Collins Barracks

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 22:34

Irish art works from Michael Smurfit’s collection for auction at Sotheby’s

Retired businessman says climate of Spanish home not suited to works of Irish artists

Sat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00

Embassy musical event will show Dublin and London still in tune

London Letter: Other Voices amplifies interwoven musical world of Britain and Ireland

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 20:00

Exhibition of Anglo-Irish Treaty portraits marks centenary of talks

Lavery portraits of both sides on view at Irish Embassy in London – ‘The Art of Negotiation’

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 20:00

Anglo-Irish Treaty set for public display to mark State centenary

Contentious document signed on December 6th, 1921, establishing the Irish Free State

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 22:35

‘Newly discovered’ Lavery to be auctioned at end of June

The painting, In Morocco, has been in the same family collection since the 1930s

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00

Yeats, Freud and Lavery among heavyweights in Christie’s sale

Barney Eastwood collection includes important Irish and sporting pictures

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 06:00

Doug Fishbone show at the Crawford couldn’t be more timely

Reopening Culture: The Crawford Art Gallery, Cork

Mon May 31 2021 - 05:00

The Treaty negotiations: a story of trust forged and trust broken

Did Lloyd George mesmerise Collins, or did Collins silently acquiesce to his pressure tactics?

Tue May 25 2021 - 06:00

The best artworks to see in Ireland’s reopened galleries

Feast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual art

Wed Jul 01 2020 - 05:00

Smurfit Irish art to headline at Sotheby’s London sale

Preview exhibition will show important Irish works valued at around €6million that are likely destined for private collections once sold

Sat Jun 06 2020 - 06:00

Art trove built from bricks and mortar on the block

Irish paintings and fine furniture collected over decades by late property develop Patrick Kelly set for London sale

Sat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00

Chinese artefacts and Irish furniture sell well in Durrow and Dublin

Auction results and forthcoming auctions and fairs

Sat Feb 29 2020 - 00:00

Crystal chandeliers, an antique jig trap: highlights of this week’s antiques sales

Record prices paid for paintings by Jack B Yeats and Mainie Jellet

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00

Magic carpet result in London, Cartier gems in Clontarf

Ming vase fetched €610,000 at Sheppard’s sale – almost €500,000 over estimate

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00

Chinese box sells for ten times estimate in busy auction week

Recent results and forthcoming auctions and fairs

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 06:00

Investment chief wary about flashing cash ‘at this point’

Friday interview: Jim Barry, investment chief at BlackRock Alternative Investors

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 05:15