Dermod O'Brien Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Dermod O'Brien Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 09, 2024
DERMOD O'BRIEN, PRHA, IRISH 1865-1945, ON THE MANTELPIECE, Oil on canvas, 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm.), Frame: 38 x 28 in. (96.5 x 71.1 cm.)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
DERMOD O'BRIEN, PRHA IRISH, 1865-1945 ON THE MANTELPIECE Oil on canvas Verso exhibition label: NO. 6 / ON THE MANTELPIECE / THE LATE DERMOD O'BRIEN / PRHA/ LENT BY DR. BRENDAN O'BRIEN; verso on frame partial label
Potomack Company
Oct. 09, 2024
DERMOD O'BRIEN, PRHA, IRISH 1865-1945, PORTRAIT OF HIS FAMILY - THE YOUNG UNS, Oil on canvas, 68 x 52 1/4 in. (172.7 x 132.7 cm.), Frame: 69 1/4 x 53 1/4 in. (175.9 x 135.3 cm.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
DERMOD O'BRIEN, PRHA IRISH, 1865-1945 PORTRAIT OF HIS FAMILY - THE YOUNG UNS Oil on canvas Verso label
Potomack Company
Oct. 09, 2024
DERMOD O'BRIEN, PRHA, IRISH 1865-1945, ACADEMIC STANDING MALE NUDE SEE FROM THE BACK, Oil on canvas, 28 x 16 1/2 in. (71.1 x 41.9 cm.), Frame: 35 x 23 in. (88.9 x 58.4 cm.)
Est: $500 - $700
DERMOD O'BRIEN, PRHA IRISH, 1865-1945 ACADEMIC STANDING MALE NUDE SEE FROM THE BACK Oil on canvas This particular work was probably done whilst O'Brien was in Europe. Catalogue note: Dermod O'Brien was born in County Limerick in 1865. He chose to study art in Paris, Antwerp and London. In 1889, under Siberdt and Verlat in Antwerp, he won the fourth prize for life drawing and in 1890 first prize. He moved to London in 1893, continued his art studies and shared a studio in Chelsea with Henry Tonks. In 1901 O'Brien moved back to Dublin and was elected full member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1907.
Potomack Company
May. 29, 2024
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Near Sandyford, Co. Dublin Oil on board, 26 x 34cm (10¼ x 13½) Signed and dated 1922
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Near Sandyford, Co. Dublin Oil on board, 26 x 34cm (10¼ x 13½) Signed and dated 1922
Adam's
Mar. 20, 2024
DERMOD O'BRIEN (Irish, 1865-1945)
Est: $300 - $500
DERMOD O'BRIEN (Irish, 1865-1945), still life with roses and books, oil on canvas, unsigned. Cut down and lined. Canvas 16''h, 22''w.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Mar. 06, 2023
Dermod O'Brien PPRHA (1845-1945) SEATED FISHERMAN
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Dermod O'Brien PPRHA (1845-1945) SEATED FISHERMAN oil on canvas signed on Matriculation London, University College label on reverse h:12.25 w:9.50 in. Provenance: Inherited directly from the artist; Adam's, 2 June 2010, lot 63; Private collection
Whyte's
Sep. 17, 2022
DERMOD O'BRIEN (Irish, 1865-1945)
Est: $300 - $500
DERMOD O'BRIEN (Irish, 1865-1945), still life with roses and books, oil on canvas, unsigned. Cut down and lined. Canvas 16''h, 22''w.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Jun. 01, 2022
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Still Life of Campanula and Cornflower in a Jar Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 44.5cm (23½ x 17½'') Signed
Est: €700 - €1,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Still Life of Campanula and Cornflower in a Jar Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 44.5cm (23½ x 17½'') Signed
Adam's
Sep. 29, 2021
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) The Liffey at Straffan Oil on canvas, 37 x 44cm (14½ x 17¼'') Provenance: Collection of T.G. Wilson, artist and friend of Dermod O'Brien.
Est: €700 - €1,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) The Liffey at Straffan Oil on canvas, 37 x 44cm (14½ x 17¼'') Provenance: Collection of T.G. Wilson, artist and friend of Dermod O'Brien.
Adam's
May. 31, 2021
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRA (1865-1945) DUBLIN DOCKS
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRA (1865-1945) DUBLIN DOCKS oil on canvas with artist's studio stamp on reverse; also with exhibition label on reverse h:10 w:18 in. Provenance: Artist's studio; Cynthia O'Connor Gallery, Dublin; Whence purchased by Dr Michael Wynne (1937-2003), Keeper and Research Curator, National Gallery of Ireland; Adam's, 28 September, 2005, lot 176; Private collection; Whyte's, 18 May 2009, lot 115; Private collection Exhibited: 'The Studio of Dermod O'Brien PRHA 1865-1945: An Exhibition of Paintings', Cynthia O'Connor & Co. Ltd, 22 March to 14 April 1983, catalogue no. 35 (illustrated)
Whyte's
Dec. 02, 2020
ATTRIBUTED TO DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865-1945) Study of a woman in a black cloak by firelight and Study of a female nude, standing Oil on panel, double sided, 31 x 23 cm
Est: €500 - €700
ATTRIBUTED TO DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865-1945) Study of a woman in a black cloak by firelight and Study of a female nude, standing Oil on panel, double sided, 31 x 23 cm
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2019
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865 - 1945)'Ballisodare' and 'Park Trees, Carrowgarry'A pair, oils on canvas, each 25.5 x 35.5cm (10 x 14)Each with original exhibition labels verso Provenance: With Victor Waddington Galleries, DublinThese paintings were
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865 - 1945)'Ballisodare' and 'Park Trees, Carrowgarry'A pair, oils on canvas, each 25.5 x 35.5cm (10 x 14)Each with original exhibition labels verso Provenance: With Victor Waddington Galleries, DublinThese paintings were sent from the artist's address at 65 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin where he lived from 1920 and probably date c.1942 when O'Brien also exhibited several scenes of Carrowgarry at the RHA.
Adam's
Sep. 26, 2018
***WITHDRAWN***DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865 - 1945)The Life Class Oil on canvas laid on board, 54.5 x 37cm (21½ x 14½)Signed with initials and dated (19)'01
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
***WITHDRAWN***DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865 - 1945)The Life Class Oil on canvas laid on board, 54.5 x 37cm (21½ x 14½)Signed with initials and dated (19)'01
Adam's
Apr. 30, 2018
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) The Farmstead
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) The Farmstead oil on board h:29.50 w:39.50 cm. Provenance: Collection of the Senator and Professor Trevor West of Trinity College and Charleston, Ballinacurra, Cork; By descent
Morgan O'Driscoll
Apr. 30, 2018
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Dublin Docks
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Dublin Docks oil on panel h:37.50 w:46 cm. Provenance: Cynthia O'Connor & Co. Ltd, Dublin (label verso); Collection of the Senator and Professor Trevor West of Trinity College and Charleston, Ballinacurra, Cork; By descent Exhibited: The Studio of Dermod O'Brien PRHA - Cynthia O'Connor & Co., Dublin, March - April 1983, No.34
Morgan O'Driscoll
Apr. 30, 2018
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Dublin Docks
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Dublin Docks oil on canvas h:35.50 w:45.50 cm. Provenance: Cynthia O'Connor & Co. Ltd, Dublin (label verso); Collection of Senator and Professor Trevor West of Trinity College and Charleston, Ballinacurra, Cork; By descent Exhibited: The Studio of Dermod O'Brien PRHA - Cynthia O'Connor & Co., Dublin, March - April 1983, No.33 Quite apart from his accomplishments as an artist, O'Brien's contribution to Irish art in the first half of the 20th century is immeasurable. He was a friend and encourager to Jack B. Yeats, and Paul Henry acknowledged that it was O'Brien who gave him his first opportunity to show his pictures in Ireland. Until he produced his Studio Catalogue of 1,500 works, Nathaniel Hone's ability with watercolour was unknown, and he worked tirelessly with Sir Hugh Lane in his efforts to improve Dublin - against the city's own wishes, it seemed at the time. At the outset of his career he overcame the handicap of being an upper- class landowner very much under the New Order, going on to become a Governor of the National Gallery of Ireland, President of the United Arts Club, and champion of the Royal Hibernian Academy. From an affluent Cahirmoyle farming family, his move to Dublin saw the Liffey - from source to industrial landscape - replace Limerick as his inspiration in landscape, ameliorated by his farmer's understanding of the Irish countryside.
Morgan O'Driscoll
Feb. 26, 2018
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1845-1945) SOUTH OF FRANCE, c. 1920
Est: €600 - €800
inscribed on reverse
Whyte's
Feb. 26, 2018
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1845-1945) LUGGALA, COUNTY WICKLOW
Est: €800 - €1,200
inscribed on reverse
Whyte's
Oct. 10, 2017
DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865-1945)Portrait of Sir Henry Grattan BellewOil on canvas, 94.5 x 76cmExhibited: RHA 1912Henry Grattan Bellew, 3rd Baronet, b.1860, married Sophia Forbes, daughter of the Earl of Granard. He represented one of the few Cat
Est: €800 - €1,000
DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865-1945)Portrait of Sir Henry Grattan BellewOil on canvas, 94.5 x 76cmExhibited: RHA 1912Henry Grattan Bellew, 3rd Baronet, b.1860, married Sophia Forbes, daughter of the Earl of Granard. He represented one of the few Catholic aristocratic families who survived Cromwellian deportation to Connaught. Mount Bellow was an architecturally significant house with a fine library of books; the former destroyed, the latter dispersed.
Adam's
Dec. 07, 2016
ATTRIBUTED TO DERMOD WILLIAM O'BRIEN (1865-1945),
Est: €800 - €1,200
ATTRIBUTED TO DERMOD WILLIAM O'BRIEN (1865-1945), A Portrait of a Young Boy with Red Tam, 23'' (58cm) x 19'' (48cm), inscribed.
Mealy's
Sep. 28, 2016
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945)Pastoral Landscape, Cahirmoyle Co. LimerickOil on canvas, 46 x 61cm (18 x 24'')Signed
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945)Pastoral Landscape, Cahirmoyle Co. LimerickOil on canvas, 46 x 61cm (18 x 24'')Signed
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2016
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945)Original artwork submitted to the Currency Commission for the designs of new bank notes in 1925-27 by the Irish Agricultural Wholesale SocietyPen and ink, 36 x 25cm (14¼ x 9¼'')SignedFramed with a 'Ploughman's' ser
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945)Original artwork submitted to the Currency Commission for the designs of new bank notes in 1925-27 by the Irish Agricultural Wholesale SocietyPen and ink, 36 x 25cm (14¼ x 9¼'')SignedFramed with a 'Ploughman's' series £1 bank note
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2016
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945)Cork Stooks and Farmer Ploughing, Cahirmoyle, Co. LimerickPencil, 20 x 26cm (8 x 10¼'')Provenance: The artist's family by descent.Exhibited: The Frederick Gallery, where purchased by present owner.
Est: €200 - €300
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945)Cork Stooks and Farmer Ploughing, Cahirmoyle, Co. LimerickPencil, 20 x 26cm (8 x 10¼'')Provenance: The artist's family by descent.Exhibited: The Frederick Gallery, where purchased by present owner.
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2016
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945)Heading the Stooks (1923)Oil on canvas, 75 x 101cm (29½ x 39¾'')Signed Provenance: The artist's son, Dr. & Mrs. Brendan OBrien, thence by descent, then sold de Veres, Dublin, 25 November 2003, Catalogue No.23, wh
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945)Heading the Stooks (1923)Oil on canvas, 75 x 101cm (29½ x 39¾'')Signed Provenance: The artist's son, Dr. & Mrs. Brendan OBrien, thence by descent, then sold de Veres, Dublin, 25 November 2003, Catalogue No.23, where purchased by present owners.Heading the Stooks was placed on loan by the OBrien family to the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society, of which Dermod OBrien was for a time Vice President.Exhibited: Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 1913, Catalogue No.1; Royal Scottish Academy, 1915; Boston, Massachusetts (label verso); Cork ROSC ,'Irish Art 1900-1950', December 1975/ January 1976, Catalogue No.102, where lent by the artist's son Dr. Brendan O'Brien. Dermod OBrien was one of the foremost painters in Ireland in the first half of the twentieth century. He was also the longest serving President of the Royal Hibernian Academy, from 1910 until his death in 1945. His early landscapes, like 'Sheep Shearing', c.1901 (Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane), or 'The Sand Pit', 1908 (Pyms Gallery, London, and thence by descent), were mostly painted at Cahirmoyle, and have a formality, a feeling of being a set piece, which continues in his work into the 1920s and beyond. Thereafter his canvases often became smaller in size with an increasing ease and spontaneity of execution that reflects his innate love of the countryside. Indeed, writing to his stepmother many years earlier, while on a social visit to London, he commented that all the fizz of the city, as he put it, isnt worth a day in the country at this time of year. Thomas MacGreevy clearly agreed with OBrien (Fifty Years of Irish Painting,, Capuchin Annual, 1949, p.503) when he wrote that OBrien was a landscape painter of invariable accomplishment and as time goes on it will be realized that he had a peculiar gift for stamping the natural scene with some quality of Irishness that is not a matter of mere accessories such as boreens, bawns, and thatched white-washed cabins, but of sensitivity to the unique clarity of the Irish atmosphere.At a time when portraiture was the object of most painters determination OBrien-who of course painted numerous portraits-had a natural preference for the landscape. The setting for 'Heading the Stooks' is almost certainly the OBrien family estate at Cahirmoyle in County Limerick, where the artist spent much of his youth and where he lived with his wife on and off from 1914 until he sold the property, in 1919. The following year he settled in Dublin.The composition in 'Heading the Stooks', as is usual with OBrien, is taut, the paint having been applied with deliberation and careful consideration, nothing being left to chance. Overall the emphasis in the scene is on the landscape and only later does ones attention focus of the work going on.Dr S.B. Kennedy Dr S.B. Kennedy is presently researching the life and career of Dermod OBrien and would be glad to hear from anyone who may have information about the artist. He can be contacted through Adams. 'Heading the Stooks' is included in Kennedys listing of OBriens works.
Adam's
Jun. 01, 2016
Dermod OBrien PRHA (1865 - 1945)The Customs House, DublinOil on board, 46 x 38.5cm (18 x 15¼)Provenance: From the artist's estate - studio stamp versoExhibited: Dermod OBrien Exhibition Cynthia OConnor Gallery, Dublin, 1983. Illustrated o
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Dermod OBrien PRHA (1865 - 1945)The Customs House, DublinOil on board, 46 x 38.5cm (18 x 15¼)Provenance: From the artist's estate - studio stamp versoExhibited: Dermod OBrien Exhibition Cynthia OConnor Gallery, Dublin, 1983. Illustrated on front cover of catalogueOriginally from Limerick, Dermod OBrien spent time studying paintings in Europe, particularly in the Louvre, following which he made the decision to paint full time. He studied under Charles Verlat at the Antwerp Academy, where he met Walter Osborne. OBrien continued his studies at the Académie Julian in Paris and later at the Slade. After completing these studies he shared a studio in Chelsea with Henry Tonks for a time, before moving to Dublin in 1901 and was elected a full member of the RHA six years later. OBrien went on to serve as president of the Academy from 1910-1945. OBrien had a significant role in the Irish art world during his life, taking the role of Governor of the National Gallery, supporting Hugh Lanes project to secure a premises for a modern art gallery, and playing an active part in organising Oireachtas exhibitions, including the first which took place in 1906.
Adam's
May. 27, 2015
Dermod O‰ÛªBrien PRHA (1865 - 1945)The Customs House, DublinOil on board, 4
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Dermod O‰ÛªBrien PRHA (1865 - 1945)The Customs House, DublinOil on board, 46 x 38.5cm (18 x 15å_‰Û)Provenance: From the artist's estate - studio stamp versoExhibited: ‰ÛÏDermod O‰ÛªBrien Exhibition‰Û Cynthia O‰ÛªConnor Gallery, Dublin, 1983. Illustrated on front cover.Originally from Limerick, Dermod O‰ÛªBrien spent time studying paintings in Europe, particularly in the Louvre, following which he made the decision to paint full time. He studied under Charles Verlat at the Antwerp Academy, where he met Walter Osborne. O‰ÛªBrien continued his studies at the AcadÌ©mie Julian in Paris and later at the Slade. After completing these studies he shared a studio in Chelsea with Henry Tonks for a time, before moving to Dublin in 1901 and was elected a full member of the RHA six years later. O‰ÛªBrien went on to serve as president of the Academy from 1910-1945. O‰ÛªBrien had a significant role in the Irish art world during his life, taking the role of Governor of the National Gallery, supporting Hugh Lane‰Ûªs project to secure a premises for a modern art gallery, and playing an active part in organising Oireachtas exhibitions, including the first which took place in 1906.
Adam's
Dec. 03, 2014
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Cottages and Windmill Oil on board, 24 x 32cm (9½ x 12½'') Signed and dated 1899 indistinctly
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Cottages and Windmill Oil on board, 24 x 32cm (9½ x 12½'') Signed and dated 1899 indistinctly
Adam's
Oct. 22, 2014
DERMOD O' BRIEN, (P.P.R.H.A, 1865-1945) A Study of
Est: €400 - €500
DERMOD O' BRIEN, (P.P.R.H.A, 1865-1945) A Study of a Hound, O.O.C, 9in (23cm)h x 15in (38cm). (1)
Mealy's
Oct. 01, 2014
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Violin Player
Est: €400 - €600
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Violin Player Pencil, 24 x 19cm (9½ x 7½'') Provenance: Artist's family by descent; Purchased through the Frederick Gallery by John P. Reihill, Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Adam's
Dec. 04, 2013
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) In The Park,
Est: €700 - €1,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) In The Park, Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick (1903) Oil on canvas, 36 x 45cm (15 x 18'') Signed, studio stamp verso Exhibited: ''Dermod O'Brien Exhibition'', Cynthia O'Connor Gallery Dublin, March 1983, Cat. No. 40 (illustrated) Cahirmoyle estate provided O'Brien with plenty of subject matter from 1900 onwards
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2013
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Across The Bay
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Across The Bay From Howth Head Oil on Canvas, 25 x 34cm (10 x 14'') Dermod O'Brien Studio stamp verso
Adam's
Jul. 27, 2013
A Dermod O'Brien P.R.H.A 1865 -1945 - pencil with
Est: £100 - £200
A Dermod O'Brien P.R.H.A 1865 -1945 - pencil with highlights of a Hill Top Castle - 16 cm x 22
Willingham Auctions
Dec. 11, 2012
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRSA (1865 - 1945) The Liffey
Est: €500 - €700
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRSA (1865 - 1945) The Liffey at Straffan Oil on canvas 37 x 44cm Provenance: Collection of the late T.G Wilson, artist and friend of Dermod O'Brien.PRHA O'Brien was born at Mount Tranchard, Foynes, Co. Limerick. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1887 he attended art school in Antwerp where he won a silver medal for drawing. He visited Paris and Italy. On his return to England he attended the Slade. He was a friend of Wilson Steer, and shared a studio with Tonks. In 1901 he returned to Ireland and settled in Dublin. He became an ARHA in 1905 and an RHA in 1907. In that year he moved to Co. Limerick in order to paint landscapes. He was elected PRHA in 1910. He was made an Honorary RSA in 1911 and an Honorary RA in 1912. He was offered the position of Ulster King-at-Arms, which he refused. In 1920 he returned to Dublin where he painted portraits and landscapes. He taught in the RHA Schools. He was interested in music and was a Governor of the Royal Academy of Music. He was also a keen farmer and took part in the cooperative movement. He continued to paint until shortly before his death at the age of 80. He was unsparing in helping fellow artists or those concerned with the arts. He died in Dublin.
Adam's
May. 22, 2012
Dermod O'Brien PPRHA 1865-1945 LANDSCAPE AT
Est: €800 - €1,200
Dermod O'Brien PPRHA 1865-1945 LANDSCAPE AT RATHGONAN, CO. LIMERICK Oil on board, 9½" x 12" (24 x 30.5cm). Provenance: Cynthia O'Conor Gallery (label verso) with a letter of authentication from the artist's son verso.
deVeres
Mar. 07, 2012
Dermod O'Brien, PRHA RHA HRBA HRSA (1865-1945) -
Est: £300 - £500
Dermod O'Brien, PRHA RHA HRBA HRSA (1865-1945) - DANS LE PAYSAGE, Watercolour Drawing, 11 x 13 inches / 28 x 33 cm, Signed
Ross's Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 11, 2011
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRA HRBA HRSA (1865-1945) DANS LE PAYSAGE
Est: €500 - €700
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRA HRBA HRSA (1865-1945) DANS LE PAYSAGE Medium: watercolour with gouache on card Signature: signed lower left; with title and artist's name on label on reverse Dimensions: 27 by 33cm., 10.5 by 13in. Provenance Exhibited: Literature: Notes:
Whyte's
Dec. 08, 2011
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Cattle in a landscape, 10 x 14in.
Est: £500 - £700
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) oil on canvas, Cattle in a landscape, signed and dated '41, 10 x 14in.
Gorringes
Sep. 28, 2011
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Haystacks,
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Haystacks, Rathgonan, Co. Limerick Oil on canvas, 48 x 59cms (18.9 x 23.3")
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2011
DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865-1945) Above the Shannon
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865-1945) Above the Shannon Oil on board, 24.5 x 34.5cms (9.6 x 13.2") Provenance: From the artists' family and sold through Mealys
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2011
DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865-1945) Landscape Near
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
DERMOD O'BRIEN PRHA (1865-1945) Landscape Near Cassis, France Oil on canvas, 24.5 x 33.5cms (9.6 x 13.2") Provenance: From the artists' family and sold through Mealys
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2011
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Harvesting the
Est: €6,000 - €10,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Harvesting the Stooks, (c.1915-19) Oil on canvas, 62 x 75cms (24 x 29.5") Inscribed with label verso The label verso helps to date this painting. O'Brien became President of the RHA in 1910 and the RHA moved from it's Abbey Street premises when the entire building was gutted by fire during the Easter Rising of 1916 so this piece is dateable to between 1910 and 1916. The most likely candidate is 'Stacking the Wheat' RHA, 1916, no 316 Although he was one of the foremost portrait painters in Dublin in the early years of the twentieth century, Dermod O'Brien's natural preference for subject was landscape. The setting for Harvesting the Stooks, which is almost certainly the picture of that title which was included in the memorial section of the RHA in 1946, and which probably dates from around 1915-19, is most likely the O'Brien family home at Cahirmoyle, near Ardagh in Co. Limerick. It was there that the artist spent much of his youth and where he lived on and off from 1914 until he sold the property, which he had inherited from his father, in 1919. The following year he settled in Dublin. O'Brien's early landscapes, like Sheep Shearing, c.1901 (Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane), or The Sand Pit, 1908, were mostly painted at Cahirmoyle. They have a formality, a feeling of being a 'set piece', which continues in his work even into the 1920s. Thereafter his canvases usually became smaller in size with an increasing ease and spontaneity of execution that reflects his innate love of the countryside. Indeed, writing to his stepmother many years earlier, while on a social visit to London, he commented that all the 'fizz' of the city, as he put it, 'isn't worth a day in the country at this time of year'. The composition in Harvesting the Stooks is taut, the paint has been applied with deliberation and careful consideration, nothing is left to chance. The emphasis in the scene is the landscape per se; only later does one's attention focus on the work going on. The setting is similar to that in The Sand Pit, but viewed possibly from the opposite direction, and the trees at the right hand side resemble those depicted in the earlier work. The Arcadian mood of the scene is typical of O'Brien's early period, the serene sky conveying a sense of everlasting tranquility that has no echo of the growing political uncertainties-which greatly affected the O'Brien family-of Ireland at that time. The artist's label is on the reverse with his address given as the RHA, Dublin, but there is no title. (S. B. Kennedy is presently researching the life and career of Dermod O'Brien and would be glad to hear from anyone who may have information about the artist. He can be contacted through Adams. Harvesting the Stooks is numbered 0694 in Kennedy's listing of O'Brien's works.)
Adam's
Mar. 14, 2011
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRA HRBA HRSA (1865-1945)
Est: €800 - €1,000
THE PIER, CASSIS
Whyte's
Sep. 27, 2010
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRA HRBA HRSA (1865-1945) , Carmoyle, Co. Limerick
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
oil on board
Morgan O'Driscoll
Sep. 27, 2010
Dermod O'Brien PRHA HRA HRBA HRSA (1865-1945) , Hillside Path with Houses
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
oil on canvas
Morgan O'Driscoll
Jun. 15, 2010
Dermod O'Brien PPRHA (1865-1945) "An Evening
Est: €800 - €1,200
Dermod O'Brien PPRHA (1865-1945) "An Evening Sketch, Montreuil" Oil on canvas, 10" x 14" (25.5 x 35.5cm), signed; inscribed label verso.
deVeres
Jun. 02, 2010
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Man Ploughing a
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Man Ploughing a Field Oil on canvas, 39.5 x 60cm (15.5 x 23.5") Provenance: Inherited directly from the artist A larger version of this picture (private collection, Dublin) was used to illustrate O'Brien's work in "Twelve Irish Painters", 1940, produced by The Waddington Galleries. O'Brien, who had inherited the Cahirmoyle Estate in Co. Limerick always prefered the palette to the plough hence the title of Lennox Robinson's book on him "The Palette and the Plough". Dermod O'Brien used the Ploughman as influence for his banknote design for the Irish Currency Commission.
Adam's
Jun. 02, 2010
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Seated Fisherman
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Dermod O'Brien PRHA (1865-1945) Seated Fisherman Oil on canvas, 29 x 23cm (11.5 x 9") Inscribed early artists label verso. Provenance: Inherited directly from the artist
Adam's
Jun. 15, 2009
Dermod O'Brien PPRHA (1865-1945) View of Benbulben
Est: €800 - €1,200
Dermod O'Brien PPRHA (1865-1945) View of Benbulben details Oil on canvas, 11 x 13 (29 x 33cm), signed.
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