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blues and greys to emphasise the recession of the landscape is a foretaste of the strong Whistlerian
influence that would soon emerge in his painting.The use of upright brushstrokes, as seen in the near
foreground, is characteristic of other Henry pictures of this time.There is an almost identical, but smaller,
composition of the same title and period to this in the Ulster Museum, Belfast. Nowadays the village of Keel
is larger, although not substantially so, so that the main thrust of the landscape can clearly be seen. Henry’s
excitement at his new-found surroundings is also evident in his rendering of the landscape.
Dr SB Kennedy
February 2013
€
50,000-
€
70,000 (£42,700-£59,800 approx.)
WHYTES
SINCE 1783
,
Lot 444
Rory Gallagher Fender Stratocaster replica guitar with his original ʻwarm-upʼ
amplifier
An exact replica of the first Stratocaster imported to Ireland in 1962 and purchased by
Rory from Crowley's Music Store in Cork in 1963.
Also an Oberhiemer backstage, 'warm-up' or 'studio' amplifier which Rory acquired in Los
Angeles, in the mid 1970s with the custom made, stencilled (Rory Gallagher) road-box.
Donated by Rory's bother Donal and The Estate of Rory Gallagher to the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution, Ballycotton, County Cork, on whose behalf it is offered here; the entire
hammer price will go to the RNLI (illustrated on inside front cover). (2)
€5,000-€7,000 (£4,000-£5,600 approx.)
