IMPORTANT IRISH ART 3 MARCH 2025

24 15 John Butler Yeats RHA (1839-1922) PORTRAIT OF J. A. O’ROURKE, 1911 pencil signed, dated and inscribed lower left; signed by O’Rourke centre left; also with Pyms Gallery label on reverse 10.25 by 10.75in. (26 by 27.3cm) Frame Size: 19.5 by 19.5in. (49.5 by 49.5cm) Provenance: Alan and Mary Hobart Collection The National Library of Ireland holds a reprint of an original pencil sketch of the Abbey Theatre actor J.A. O’Rourke by John Butler Yeats in the Udolphus Wright Papers, 1894-1952, their reference MS 49,555/14/3. The present work would appear to be that original sketch signed by both O’Rourke and Yeats and dated 1911. €1,000-€1,500 (£830-£1,250 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot15