WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART MONDAY 26 May 2025 FROM 6PM

63 IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 26 MAY 2025 AT 6PM 39 Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980) INTERIOR WITH GEORGE JOSEPH FURLONG gouache bearing studio stamp upper left; titled on reverse 9.50 by 12.50in. (24.1 by 31.8cm) Frame Size: 17 by 19.75 (43.2 by 50.2cm) Dr George Furlong was appointed Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in 1935 and at that time was the youngest and most academically qualified person to hold the position. He had studied at the Sorbonne and the universities of Grenoble, Munich and Vienna, was fluent in French and German and had worked in both the Tate and National Galleries in London prior to taking up his post. His acquisitions and achievements during his tenure were innovative but his ambitions for the gallery were ultimately stifled by politics and prudery and led to disillusionment and his resignation in 1950. It was Dr Furlong who selected Norah McGuinness and Nano Reid to represent Ireland for the first time at the Venice Biennale in 1950. For further reading see Whyte’s, 3 March 2025, lot 35. €1,500-€2,000 (£1,270-£1,690 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot39