Adam's Important Irish Art Auction Tuesday 27th March 2018

102 106 FREDERICK E. MCWILLIAM HRUA RA (1909-1992) 16th June Bloomsday (Banner series) Bronze, 23cm high x 22cm wide x 12cm diameter (9 x 8¾ x 4¾’’) Signed with initials and numbered 1/5 Exhibited: ‘F.E. McWilliam Retrospective’ travelling exhibition, Arts Council of Ireland, The Ulster Museum, April/May 1981, Douglas Hyde Gallery, May/June 1981, Crawford Gallery, Cork, July/August 1981, Cat. No. 123. Literature: ‘The Sculpture of F.E. McWilliam’ by Denise Ferran and Valerie Holmes, 2012, Cat. No. 432 illustrated P162. After working on his ‘’Women of Belfast’’ series between 1972 - 74, McWilliam turned his attention from the victims of the troubles in Northern Ireland to the survivors. A prologue to the new series ‘’Banners’’ was a piece called ‘’Survivor’’ which he completed early in 1975. He then started ‘’Banners’’ - women as survivors and campaigners for peace: ‘’United as mothers across the religious and political divide we marched through towns, held rallies, galvanised speakers’’. This series shows again that Mc William had not lost his Ulster roots and was concerned about what was happening there. He continued with this ‘’Banner’’ series until the end of 1976 completing 30 different pieces in the series some of which contained non- Ulster references like this one with its Joycean reference or ‘’Buy more art’’ and other witty titles. We thank Dr Denise Ferran whose various writings on F.E. Mc William formed the basis of this catalogue entry. € 4,000 - 6,000 105 JACK BUTLER YEATS RHA (1871-1957) “Jack B. Yeats: A catalogue Raisonné of the oil paintings” by Hilary Pyle London: André Deutsch, 1992. Three volumes, 1856pp with 1822 illustrations, 111 in colour. Cloth in a slipcase fine unopened condition. Definitive catalogue raisonné of Ireland’s greatest painter, bringing together every known oil painting by Yeats, providing further documentary illustrations where appropriate and citing all relevant sources and influences. No.1105 from an edition limited to 1500, a must have for anyone interested in the history of Irish art and work of Jack B. Yeats. Mint unopened condition. € 300 - 500