Louis le Brocquy’s portrait of Samuel Beckett is the top lot at Whyte’s Irish art sale
Sale also features artists including Paul Henry, Roderic O’Conor, Sir William Orpen and Mainie Jellett
Harry Clarke
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Ireland’s foremost stained-glass artist was also a skilled illustrator
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Appeal to be heard over ownership of Bewley’s Harry Clarke windows said to be worth €1m
Court of Appeal had ruled that stained glass fixtures belonged to landlord
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Appeal court rules that Johnny Ronan company owns all six Harry Clarke windows in Bewley’s
Six windows, including four known as the Four Orders and two as the Swan Yard windows, are said to be worth €1m
‘When I’d be at Mass as a child, bored, I used to look at the windows. I was really curious about them’
What I do: Colette Langan is a stained-glass artist in Carrick-on-Shannon
Honan Chapel restoration reveals Irish modernist mastery
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Centenary of turning point in Irish history to be marked
1922 World Congress of the Irish Race announced the Free State to the world
Stained-glass piece for sale: Catholics only
Advert for stained-glass window depicting St Peter specifies ‘suitable Catholic home’
Judge to visit Bewley’s to see if Harry Clarke windows are ‘removable’
Cafe and developer Johnny Ronan in dispute over whether windows form part of property
Records broken for Irish art in ‘thriving market’ of 2021
World records for Clarke’s Bluebeard’s Last Wife and Hone’s Composition
A €15.9m 1933 Double Eagle coin among record-breaking sales
Strong six months in antiques and fine art industry despite Covid and lockdowns
Anti-modernist Seán Keating would have strong words for non-fungible tokens
Adam’s and Whyte’s art sales both feature paintings by the Limerick-born artist
Bewley’s Cafe registered €462,000 loss before closure decision
Decision to shut down Grafton Street outlet later reversed
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Lockdown auction market thrives as buyers browse from home
Sale prices for Julian Friers and Patrick Pye works far exceed auctioneer’s estimations
Stained glass artist adds Harry Clarke masterpiece to collection
Bluebeard’s Last Wife sold to Brian Clarke for €165,000 – double its lower estimate
Irish-American owner of Dublin hotel Staunton’s on the Green dies
Richard Driehaus, who made his fortune as a fund manager, acquired Dublin hotel in 2017
Rare Harry Clarke work in one of three fine art auctions
Whyte’s, Adam’s and de Vere’s show sought-after works in March auctions
Ultimate seafront hideaway in west Cork for €1.95m
Castletownshend’s Rocket House, once coastguard cottages, is now a luxury waterfront home
Arts&Antiques: Hollywood vision of Ireland on offer in collectors’ sale
Other auction highlights include signed Harry Potter books and a diamond ring
Bewley’s wants taxpayer to foot rent bill, landlord tells court
RGRE says cafe operator trying to offset rent by donating stained glass windows to State
‘This is my favourite place in Dublin’: National Gallery and Museum reopen
‘I became unemployed during the pandemic. I am excited to educate myself culturally here’
The best artworks to see in Ireland’s reopened galleries
Feast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual art
God is in the Detail: Harry Clarke’s stained glass
The research in Dark Beauty is scholarly and thorough with engaging intimacy
Ronan ‘hopeful’ Bewley’s will reopen on Grafton Street
Search for new food operator, hotel plan an option if premises remains shuttered
No headsets, one-way systems: Reopening Ireland’s museums
Galleries and museums set to open alongside hairdressers in Government’s plans
Dublin’s mayor says he will lead effort to save Bewley’s cafe
Closure of historic cafe ‘rubs salt in the wounds’ of those affected by Covid-19 pandemic
Rosita Boland: I learned to be a better person in Bewley’s
I spent hours in the Dublin cafe, yet no waitress ever tried to clear my table as I sat there
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