IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 28 September 2026

110 76 John Doherty (b.1949) TOTEM OF THE BYWAY, 1997 acrylic on canvas; (unframed) inscribed on Taylor Galleries label and signed, titled and dated on reverse 21.75 by 23.75in. (55.2 by 60.3cm) Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin; Private collection Exhibited: Taylor Galleries, Dublin, May 1997, catalogue no. 3 Born in Kilkenny, Doherty studied architecture at Bolton Street Technical College before travelling to Australia in 1973. He lived in Sydney for five years then moved to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, where he was artist-in-residence at the National College of Art. His first solo exhibition was held in Sydney, at the Coventry Gallery (1977). He is well known for his meticulous studies of Irish urban and countryside scenes with a focus on abandoned or obsolete subjects such as petrol pumps. Other notable Australian solo shows have been held at the Rex Irwin Gallery (1978), Robin Gibson Gallery (1992) and the Australian Galleries (2000). During the early 1980s he was a frequent exhibitor in group shows at the Taylor Galleries in Dublin; they also gave him his first Irish solo exhibition in 1981. Since then Doherty has shown his work widely in solo and group exhibitions in both Ireland and Australia. He continues to be represented by the Taylor Galleries in Dublin with a solo show planned for winter 2026 and his work can be found in numerous private collections in Ireland, Australia, America and Europe, and also features in the public collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Institute of Modern Art, Chicago; Irish National Stud; IMMA; AIB Dublin and London; and Artbank, Sydney. €12,000-€18,000 (£10,260-£15,380 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot76