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STUDY FOR “TOWER LEMBECK”, GERMANY, 1971
biro
signed and dated upper right; inscribed on reverse
11.25 by 8.50in. (28.58 by 21.59cm)
€100-€200 (£80-£170 approx)
Ex 110
Ernest Columba Hayes
109
STUDY FOR “SLAVES IN THE FORUM”, c.1940 and A COLLECTION
OF EARLY FIGURE DRAWINGS
watercolour; (1); pencil and chalk on tinted paper; (10); (some
double-sided); (all unframed)
variously inscribed
8 by 12in. (20.32 by 30.48cm)
Hayes had a keen interest in classical subject matter evidenced in several
canvases exhibited circa 1940 including, The Coliseum and Slaves in the Forum
(both 1940) the latter shown at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition at
Burlington House, London.
€200-€300 (£170-£250 approx)
110
PAIR OF STUDIES FOR “BEFORE THE GAME” (or “THE COLISEUM”),
1938
conté with pencil; (2)
signed and dated; one with copy of Irish Times [5 April 1938] on
reverse
18.50 by 14.50in. (46.99 by 36.83cm)
Dimensions of second title, 14.5 by 14in.
Irish Times verso shows a picture of the artist with his submission to the RHA that
year. Article reads, “Preparations for the Annual RHA Exhibition... Mr E.C. Hayes
putting fnishing touches to his accepted canvas, Before the Game . Other artists
mentioned and shown in the clipping include, Maurice MacGonigal, George
Collie and Harry Kernof. It is recorded that Hayes made several trips to the
Dublin Zoo to sketch the lions there in preparation for this work.
€600-€800 (£500-£670 approx)
108
ROOFS, VERONA, 1968
biro
signed and with location lower right; inscribed and dated on
reverse; with inscribed exhibition label on reverse and price
[£10-10-0]
6.75 by 9.75in. (17.15 by 24.77cm)
Inscription on reverse reads, “7 November 1968. First drawing after death
of Irma, Ernest’s frst wife, from our room in the Hotel Coloumba d’Oro in
Verona”.
€100-€200 (£80-£170 approx)
107
STUDY FOR “THE EVENING HOUR”, 1975
pencil
variously inscribed in the margin;
9.25 by 12.50in. (23.50 by 31.75cm)
Literature:
Ernest Hayes the Wild Garden, Paintings and Drawings from
a Mountain Field in Ireland,Privately published, Ormond
Printing, Dublin, 1984 (illustrated)
With a copy of folios from the publication afxed on reverse
€100-€200 (£80-£170 approx)
The Coliseum, 1939 to 1940 exhibited at the RA, London
Photograph, courtesy of the Estate, is not included with this lot.