Power O'Malley Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Power O'Malley Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 25, 2024
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1877-1946) Evening, Achill Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 90.5cm (30 x 35_'') Signed and dated (19)'23
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1877-1946) Evening, Achill Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 90.5cm (30 x 35_'') Signed and dated (19)'23
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2024
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1877-1946) Portrait of a West of Ireland Girl in Red Oil on canvas, 71 x 56cm (28 x 22'') Dungarvan-born Michael Augustine Power (O'Malley) emigrated to America in his early twenties, studying with Walter Sh
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1877-1946) Portrait of a West of Ireland Girl in Red Oil on canvas, 71 x 56cm (28 x 22'') Dungarvan-born Michael Augustine Power (O'Malley) emigrated to America in his early twenties, studying with Walter Shirlaw (1838-1909) and the celebrated American painter, Robert Henri (1865-1929) at the National Academy of Design in New York. During his career O'Malley's depictions of rural Irish life were very much in demand, such that his painting trips to and from Ireland were regularly communicated to American collectors in art publications. On such a trip in 1923, he was awarded first prize in landscape painting at Aonach Tailteann. While O'Malley achieved acclaim and success in America (and became a surprise feature of Hollywood art departments in the 1920's), contemporary critics were keen to convey the sympathetic depiction of his country of birth as central to his character: 'His pictures of Ireland are more convincing than those of Robert Henri. He feels how close the peasant life is to the soil. That is the theme of his art. It is a simple theme, but one which has been used by the masters in their greatest works,' (The Arts, 1921) and 'O'Malley's colour is fresh and clear, not a turgid note throughout the show. He sees Ireland less as picturesque quaintness, as the American painter does, and more as something close and familiar, clad with a homely beauty of association and humanity,' (New York Post, 1930).
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2024
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1877-1946) The Fisherman's Kitchen Oil on canvas, 77 x 76cm (30_ x 30'') Signed; title inscribed on label, verso
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1877-1946) The Fisherman's Kitchen Oil on canvas, 77 x 76cm (30_ x 30'') Signed; title inscribed on label, verso
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2024
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1877-1946) Woman in a Kitchen Interior, West of Ireland Oil on canvas, 90.5 x 76.5cm (35_ x 30'') Signed
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1877-1946) Woman in a Kitchen Interior, West of Ireland Oil on canvas, 90.5 x 76.5cm (35_ x 30'') Signed
Adam's
Jun. 28, 2023
Michael Augustin Power O'Malley Irish, 1878-1946 Boat Approaching Shore
Est: $800 - $1,200
Michael Augustin Power O'Malley Irish, 1878-1946 Boat Approaching Shore Signed Power O'Malley (ll) Oil on canvas laid on board 12 x 15 3/4 inches (30.5 x 40 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 26, 2022
Power O'Malley (1878-1946) Sailors Snug, Achill Harbour
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Power O'Malley (1878-1946) Sailors Snug, Achill Harbour oil on canvas signed lower right h:64 w:77 cm. Provenance: Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll
Apr. 06, 2019
MICHAEL AUGUSTIN POWER O'MALLEY, Ireland/New York/California, c. 1875-1946, "Her Place in the Sun" and "Spring Day"., Etchings on pa..
Est: $200 - $300
MICHAEL AUGUSTIN POWER O'MALLEY Ireland/New York/California, c. 1875-1946 "Her Place in the Sun" and "Spring Day". Both signed in pencil lower right "Power O'Malley". Titled in pencil lower left. Etchings on paper, sheet size 16.5" x 12.5". Unframed.
Eldred's
Dec. 08, 2017
Power O'Malley, portrait painting
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (Irish/American, 1870-1946), Portrait of a Woman, 1912, oil on board, Raydon Gallery business card affixed verso, signed and dated lower left, 28"h x 23.5"w (sight), 32"h x 27.5"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Aug. 22, 2017
Michael Augustin Power O'Malley Coastal cliffs Oil on canvas Signed
Est: £600 - £800
Michael Augustin Power O Malley (American/Irish 1878-1946) Coastal cliffs Oil on canvas Signed, lower left 88.5 x 76.5cm (34 7/8 x 30 1/8in.)
Dreweatts 1759
Dec. 07, 2015
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1878-1964) Sheep Grazing
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1878-1964) Sheep Grazing oil on canvas signed lower left h:61 w:76.50 cm. Provenance: Collection of Avis & The Late Rockwell Gardiner, USA James Adam's, Dublin, November 2006, Lot 53 Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll
May. 28, 2014
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1870-1946)
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley (1870-1946) Fishing Boats in a Harbour Oil on canvas, 63.5 x 76.1cm (25 x 30'') Signed Provenance: John P. Reihill, Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin Until a few decades ago the painter Power O'Malley was better known in America than in Ireland, with many of his paintings included in prestigious collections there. Born in Co. Waterford in 1878, Power O'Malley went to study in France and Italy, though exactly where is not clear. Nor is it known when he emigrated to the United States. After his arrival, he studied painting under Walter Shirlaw (1838-1909), Robert Henri (1865-1929) at the National Academy of Design, New York. He settled in Scarborough, New York. Power O'Malley returned several times to painting in the West of Ireland, especially on Achill. He won first prize for landscape painting at Aonach Tailteann in 1924. He was invited to participate in the Brussels Exhibition of Irish Art in 1930 and exhibited a painting entitled This is my Beloved Son. An exhibition of his paintings was held at the Crawford Municipal School of Art, Cork in 1940 and one of the works on show Himself and Herself, was purchased for the School of Art by the Gibson Committee. In the U.S.A., Power O'Malley established a reputation as a fine painter at the San Antonio Exhibition, Texas in 1927 and he exhibited again there in 1929. He spent some time in Hollywood working as a scenic artist. He painted a number of murals including one at the Sleepy Hollow Club, Scarborough, New York. His work was acquired by American museums and galleries, among them the Philips Collection, Washington; the Library of Congress, Washington; Fort Worth Museum of Art, Texas; the Whitt Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas; and the Museum of Modern Irish Art, Vassar College, New York. He died on July 3rd 1946 in New York. This painting was carried out on one of the artist's return trips to the Western seaboard. The rosy glow of the palette would suggest early morning or perhaps the return of the boats to the harbour in the evening after the day's catch has been made. The perspective and relative disposition of one boat to the next is compositionally satisfying and contrasts effectively with the ''frieze'' of boats further out in the harbour with their bright reflections and glowing colours. Stylistically, Power O'Malley's work falls between that of Seán Keating and Patrick Tuohy who also painted views of the West of Ireland during the same years.
Adam's
Mar. 02, 2013
O/C, Castle Scene by Power O'Malley (1870 - 1946)
Est: -
Listed artist; 7.75 X 10.75, unframed. Painting on heavy, old canvas.
Jack Hamblin Auctions
Dec. 04, 2012
Michael Augustin Power O'Malley (1878-1946) Quay
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Michael Augustin Power O'Malley (1878-1946) Quay at Roundstone Oil on canvas, 63 x 75cm (24.75 x 29.5'') Signed Exhibited: This is thought to have been exhibited at the Jersey City Museum, New Jersey in 1935 . Born in Co.Waterford, Michael Agustin Power O'Malley studied art in France and Italy before finally settling in America where his teacher was Robert Henri who had painted on Achill. O'Malley returned to Ireland periodically and was awarded first prize in landscape painting at Aonach Tailteann in 1923. He exhibited in a group show of Irish art in Brussels in 1930. There were 38 works by him included in the 1935 New Jersey show including titles such as ''A Donegal Bog'',''Aran Fisherman'' and ''Spanish Parade - Galway'' which shows he traveled all along the West Coast. Other artists included in the New Jersey Show were Jack B. Yeats, Sean Keating and George Russel. He exhibited several paintings with an Irish theme at the Beaux Arts Gallery, London in 1939 such as ''The Kerry Piper'' '' The Connemara Man'' and ''Clearing up Achill'' . The critic Royal Cortissoz writing in The New York Herald Tribune wrote '' Mr O'Malley has found light and air in Ireland and has got them into his pictures .... A more winning transcription of the Irish scene has not come out of any man's studio''.
Adam's
Dec. 06, 2009
MICHAEL AUGUSTIN POWER O'MALLEY, (IRISH 1870-1946), DRIVING THE GEESE HOME
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MICHAEL AUGUSTIN POWER O'MALLEY (irish 1870-1946) DRIVING THE GEESE HOME Signed 'Power O'Malley' bottom right, oil on canvas 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61cm) provenance: From the Lehman Brothers Collection. Note: This lot is to be sold not subject to a reserve.
Freeman's | Hindman
Mar. 06, 2009
Michael Augustin Power O'Malley (Irish/American, 1878-1946) Coastal Town Signed "Power O'Mall...
Est: $800 - $1,200
Michael Augustin Power O'Malley (Irish/American, 1878-1946) Coastal Town Signed "Power O'Malley" l.r., a label from the Babcock Galleries, New York, affixed to the reverse. Oil on panel, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Flaking/losses (predominately u.l.), splits to panel, warping, surface grime.
Skinner
Jun. 09, 2005
AN OIL ON CANVAS;Portrait of an elderly lady, signed LL Powe
Est: -
AN OIL ON CANVAS;Portrait of an elderly lady, signed LL Power O'Malley (NY, 1870-1946), repairs and slightly distressed 41 1/2"h x 39 1/2"w
Nye & Company