IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 28 September 2026

169 IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 6PM 130 Rita Duffy PRUA (b.1959) PORTRAIT OF RAYMOND STONE, 1989 oil, watercolour and pastel signed and dated lower right; titled, inscribed and signed by the sitter on reverse 18.50 by 16.50in. (47 by 41.9cm) Frame Size: 29 by 26.5in. (73.7 by 67.3cm) Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist by Dr McKee in 1989; Private collection This image was commissioned by the Lyric Theatre in Belfast for their production of Stewart Parker’s play, Spokesong, and was used on the accompanying posters and programmes. It depicts one of the real life inspirations for the play, Raymond Stone, proprietor of Stone’s bicycle shop, which was originally situated in Cromac Square and later moved to the Lower Ormeau Road. Raymond was the last generation of a famous Belfast bicycle family, whose most famous bicycle was the ‘Stone Special’ – a bicycle with exaggerated angles on its frame. Another relative, ‘Pebble’ Stone, had a shop in East Belfast. The portrait of Raymond was painted from life in his shop. He died shortly after it was completed. €1,200-€1,800 (£1,030-£1,540 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot130