IMPORTANT IRISH ART Monday 23 November 2026 from 6PM

15 IMPORTANT IRISH ART · 23 NOVEMBER 2026 AT 6PM 5 Aloysius C. O’Kelly (1853-1936) FIGURES AND DONKEY, CAIRO, c.1880s oil on canvas signed and inscribed [Cairo] lower left 12 by 15in. (30.5 by 38.1cm) Frame Size: 20 by 23in. (50.8 by 58.4cm) Aloysius O’Kelly travelled to Cairo in 1883, fleeing the fallout of his political activism with the Irish Land League. He remained in Egypt until around 1886, a period that redefined his career. Rather than painting romanticizedWestern fantasies, O’Kelly adopted an ethnographic approach, documenting the authentic daily life of Cairo’s citizens. Immersing himself in the old city, he captured the vivid light of bustling brass bazaars, desert caravans, and mosque interiors. These vibrant, light-filled Egyptian scenes became his most critically acclaimed and commercially successful works. €7,000-€10,000 (£5,880-£8,400 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot5