Art On Tour From Christie's

Around €15m worth of art, due to go under the hammer next month, is on show to the public. Works by Lavery, Lowry, Munnings, and Turner are among the pieces that are all part of Christie's 10th Anniversary Sale of Irish Art to be held in London on May 12. Highlights on show include Louis le Brocquy's portrait of Samuel Beckett, which is expected to fetch up to €120,000 and a watercolour of James Joyce worth up to €25,000. The Blue Rigi by Turner is expected to fetch in excess of €2.8m, The Honeymoon by Lavery is priced at €1.1m and a Munnings piece has been given the price tag of up to €2m. The exhibition and auction includes British, Irish, Impressionist and Sporting pieces alongside sculptures by Breon O'Casey, son of famous playwright Sean O'Casey. The tour will exhibit in the Clandeboye Courtyard in Belfast on April 25 and at Christie's, King Street, London, from May 7 - 11. For the full story - click the title Irish Art