WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART Monday 19 October 2020

IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 19 October 2020 AT 6PM 63 40 Eileen Murray (1885-1962) COAST SCENE oil on board titled on Bell Gallery label on reverse 13.75 by 9.75in. (34.9 by 24.8cm) Frame size: 19 by 15in. (48 by 38cm.) Provenance: Artist’s studio sale, Sotheby’s, Billingshurst, 18 January 1988; Bell Gallery, Belfast; Whence purchased by Dr McKee in 1989; Whyte’s, 6 December 2008, lot 30; Estate of the purchaser Born at Templemore, Co. Cork, the daughter of Col. Chester, Eileen Murray studied at Newlyn under Stanhope Forbes, whose influence can be seen in much of her work. After marrying Major F. S. J. Murray, she moved to India, returning to Ireland in 1920 to Mosstown House, Kenagh, Co. Longford. From here she exhibited regularly at the RHA, the RUA, the Dublin Sketching Club and Belfast Arts Society. €800-€1,200 (£710-£1,070 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot40