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Yeats painting of Kerry fisherman sold at auction

Sep 11, 2020 11:35
By radiokerrynews
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Yeats painting of Kerry fisherman sold at auction

An oil painting by Jack B Yeats depicting the Kerry coastline has sold at auction for almost £82,000. Kerry Fisherman was painted by the

An oil painting by Jack B Yeats depicting the Kerry coastline has sold at auction for almost £82,000.

Kerry Fisherman was painted by the artist in 1927 and shows a local fisherman to the fore with his catch and the sea in the background.

The painting had been in a private family collection in Canada for the past 50 years before being auctioned this week at Sothebys in London.

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It had a guide price of £70,000 to £100,000; the winning bid was £81,900.

 

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