Affordable art abounds in Whyte's spring online-only auction
Norman Teeling, Flower Sellers, Grafton Street, Dublin.
DUBLIN
.- Thought about dipping your toe into the art world? There has never been a better time to dive in and immerse yourself. With over 230 lots and guides from as low 100 to a top estimate of 2,000 this sale will encourage both cautious first-time buyers and those seasoned bidders to click and win in this tempting online-only offering.
A bustling Dublin may seem a distant memory right now but Stephen Cullens colourful Sunny Day, Grafton Street, 2009 (lot 25, 800-1,200) will have bidders looking forward to a possible return to normality. More bright Dublin scenes on offer include Norman Teelings Flower Sellers, Grafton Street (lot 7, 700-1,000), Desmond Carricks Wet Sands at Booterstown (lot 19, 1,000-1,500) and others from Colin Gibson, Peter Pearson, and Tom Roche. Opening the sale is an enticing selection of works by John Francis Skelton, an artist gathering momentum on the auction scene; among the works on offer is A Soft Light, Inisheer, Aran Islands (lot 4 600-800). The artists father, John Skelton Senior is also well represented in the sale with examples in oil, watercolour and ink. Other attractive examples in the genre include Fanad Lighthouse, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal by Ivan Sutton (lot 22, 1,500-2,000) and Robert Taylor Carsons Atlantic Drive, Achill, Co. Mayo (lot 18, 1,000-1,500)