Whyte's IMPORTANT IRISH ART 6 MARCH 2023 AT 6PM

44 32 Seán Keating PPRHA HRA HRSA (1889-1977) THE GENEOLOGIST (PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL P. CRONIN) pastel signed lower right; signed and titled on reverse 16.50 by 12.25in. (41.9 by 31.1cm) Frame Size: 27 by 21.25in. (68.6 by 54cm) Michael P. Cronin appears seated second from the left in Keating’s A Republican Court, 1946, which now hangs in Collins Barracks in Cork. He was Clerk of the Republican Court in Kiskeam, Co. Cork, 1920-1921. He had joined the Irish Volunteers in 1917and served under Seán Moylan, See Bureau of Military History document W.S.1171. This lot is accompanied by a letter from the artist to the previous owner detailing the medium used and recollecting an encounter with the subject. €4,000-€6,000 (£3,540-£5,310 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot32