WHYTE'S IMPORTANT IRISH ART MONDAY 27 MAY 2019 AT 6PM

62 Estella Frances Solomons HRHA (1882-1968) PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR DARLEY, 1926 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right; with Frederick Gallery label on reverse 36 by 28in. (91.4 by 71.1cm) Provenance: Frederick Gallery, Dublin; Private collection Arthur Warren Darley was born in Dún Laoghaire in 1873. Dublin. His family were musical, both traditional and classical. Arthur was a proficient violinist at eight years of age. Later he was a fellow in The College of Violinists, London, professor of The Leinster School of Music & Drama, and director of the Municipal School of Music. He and Patrick Joseph McCall collected old tunes and published them. McCall also composed famous Wexford Ballads and Darley put Irish airs to them – “The Boys of Wexford”, “Boolavogue” and “Kelly the Boy from Killanne”. Darley was also a church organist at Bruckless, County Donegal, where he spent some time with the great Donegal fiddler, John Doherty. Arthur Darley was president of the Irish Music Club and one of the founders of the Feis Ceoil Association. The Arthur Darley Memorial Prize is awarded to violinists at the annual Feis Ceoil. He was the first musical director of the Abbey Theatre following its foundation in 1904 in which he played an active part. Darley supported the War of Independence and he provided shelter for republicans in his house in Donegal. Seán T. O’Kelly wrote on his death, in 1929, in The Nation about his contribution to Ireland and Irish music. As a result of his involvement in the War of Independence, and his performances at many 1916 Rising commemorations, an obituary for Arthur Warren Darley featured in An Phoblacht in 1930. Trinity College Dublin library contains the archives of Arthur Darley’s personal and family papers. €2,000-€3,000 (£1,720-£2,590 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 62