WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART MONDAY 4 MARCH 2019 AT 6PM

17 Susan Mary (‘Lily’) Yeats (1866-1949) BENBULBEN, 1895 watercolour signed and dated [Sept] lower right 6 by 6.75in. (15.2 by 17.1cm) Provenance: Yeats: The Family Collection, Sotheby’s, 27 September 2017, lot 154; Private collection Born in Enniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland on 25 August 1866, Mary Susan, known as “Lily” to her family and friends was the daughter of John Butler Yeats and Susan Yeats (née Pollexfen). Her siblings were William Butler, Jack and Elizabeth Yeats. She became an embroiderer associated with the Celtic Revival. In 1908 she founded the embroidery department of Cuala Industries, with which she was involved until its dissolution in 1931. €2000-€3000 (£1,750-£2,630 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 17