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Michael Collins portrait by Seamus O Colmain
(1925-1990).
Oil on board, signed and dated [26/1/60] lower
right. Depicts Collins in National Army general’s
uniform, circa 1922.
Seamus O Colmain was born in Dublin in 1925.
He attended the National College of Art and De-
sign in Dublin in addition to studying in Paris for
a period.
O Colmain was a streetscape and portrait painter
who focused particularly on everyday scenes of
Dublin life. He also worked for a time as a remedi-
al art teacher.
Seamus O Colmain had several successful exhi-
bitions at the David Hendricks Gallery, Ritchie
Hendricks Gallery, the Oriel Gallery and Lincoln
Gallery. He also participated in numerous RHA
Annual Exhibitions, Oireachtas and Irish Exhibi-
tions of Living Art.
His work is included in the collections of the Arts
Council of Ireland, Queen’s University, Belfast and
Waterford Municipal Art Gallery.
40 x 26in. (101.60 x 66.04cm)
Estimate €2000-€3000 £1560-£2340
397
After Leo Whelan RHA (1892-1956) Michael
Collins
A colour lithographic print of the 1922 portrait by
Leo Whelan, published by Walton’s Music Shop
in 1972 to mark the 50th anniversary of his death,
framed. The original painting is owned by the Wal-
ton family, who were suopporters of the republican
movement and Martin Walton was interned in
Ballykinlar in 1921 where he formed a prisoners’
orchestra. Later they would support Michael Col-
lins and the Treaty side. Although 1,000 of these
prints were supposedly ordered in 1972 for Col-
lins’ Anniversary it is believed that much less are
actually in existence.
24 x 17in. (60.96 x 43.18cm)
Estimate €500-€700 £390-£546
398
Partition, Michael Collins promotional poster for the Irish Independent
A lithographically printed poster, depicting Michael Collins and promoting an Irish Independent issue, circa
1970, covering “Partition - A Nation Sundered” & “Secrets of British Diplomacy Revealed”.
29½ x 19¾in. (74.93 x 50.17cm)
Estimate €150-€200 £117-£156