WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART MONDAY 31 MAY 2021 AT 6PM

51 IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART MONDAY 31 MAY 2021 AT 6PM 39 George Russell (“Æ”) (1867-1935) THE OYSTER PICKERS oil on canvas signed in monogram lower left; with Winsor & Newton [London] stamp on reverse 17 by 41in. (43.2 by 104.1cm) Frame Dimensions: 20 by 44in. (50.8 by 111.8cm) This work appears to be in very good condition. Provenance: Acquired from the artist by author Richmond Samuel Howe Noble of Lisnatore, St Helen’s Bay, Belfast; Thence by family descent Richmond Samuel Howe Noble of Lisnatore, St Helen’s Bay, Belfast was a celebrated author of books on Shakespeare, in particular his use of song and his use of the Bible within his works. He purchased several paintings from the artist who moved in the same literary and artistic circles which included the likes of Percy Wyndham Lewis, Gerard Leslie Brockhurst and Oliver St. John Gogarty among others. €3,000-€5,000 (£2,610-£4,350 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot39