Viewing Times:
Wednesday 29th April (9am – 5pm)
Thursday 30th April (9am – 5pm)
Friday 1st May (9am – 5pm)
Monday 4th May (9am – 5pm)
Tuesday 5th May (9am – 5pm)
Wednesday 6th May (9am – 5pm)
Thursday 7th May (9am – 5pm)
Friday 8th May (9am – 5pm)
Monday 11th May (9am – 8pm) EVENING VIEWING
Tuesday 12th May (9am – 5pm)
Wednesday 13th May (9am – 5pm) AUCTION COMMENCES AT 7PM
THE HYLANDS COLLECTION
John Ross & Co are delighted to be given the
opportunity to auction this unique collection of works which has been gathered
over three decades by Belfast based art enthusiast Stephen Hylands. The
collection consists of a range of works by major traditional Irish artists as
well as leading contemporary artists.
Stephen Hylands built up his collection which initially
consisted of mostly traditional Irish arti; such as the first painting he
purchased ‘Bellmullet Co Mayo by Frank Eggington’. More recently the collection
has evolved to include emerging Belfast contemporary artists such as Ian
Charlesworth and Charles Walsh.
Works include; Louis Le Brocquy, William Scott, FE
McWilliam, Nano Reid, Basil Blackshaw, Gerard Dillon, Deborah Brown,
William Conor, Tony OMalley, Colin Davidson, Markey Robinson, Callum
Innes, Roger Hilton, Frances Davison, Barrie Cooke, David Crone, Pat Harris,
Ian Charlesworth, Brendan Jamison,
Hector McDonnell, Tom Carr, Paddy McCann, Sean McSweeney, Ciaran Lennon, Samuel
Walsh, Gary Shaw, Graham Knuttel, John Noel Smith, Natalia Black, Makiko
Nakamura, Eddie Rafferty, Frank Eggington, Eddie Kennedy, Alick Knox, Charles
Walsh, Stuart Cannell, Rita Duffy, Neisha Allen, Alan Graham etc.
Notable lots include:
LOT 50: ANCESTRAL
HEAD by Louis Le Brocquy HRHA
PROVENANCE: LOUIS LE BROQUAY BY DOROTHY WALKER, OPUS NO. 156, PAGE 100. THE
ORIEL GALLERY, DUBLIN. EXHIBITED: THE MUNICIPAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, DUBLIN
(CATALOGUE NO. 88, P.60). EXHITBITED IN 1966, GIMPEL FILS, LONDON.
LOT 11:
TARRING THE SHED By Nano Reid
PROVENANCE: 1950 THE VENICE BIENNALE, NANO REID
RETROSPECTIVE MUNICIPAL GALLERY DUBLIN, ULSTER MUSEUM BELFAST NOV/DEC 1974,
JAN/FEB 1975 (CATALOGUE NO. 75). NANO REID & GERARD DILLON, FE MCWILLIAM
GALLERY, BANBRIDGE 2009. NANO REID & GERARD DILLON HIGHLANES GALLERY,
DROGHEDA 2010. THERE IS A COPY OF THE VENICE BEINNALE CATALOGUE WITH THIS
PAINTING.
LOT 51: SOME OF MY
FRIENDS ARE… By Ian Charlesworth
PROVENANCE: REVOLUTIONS CATALOGUE P.8, EXHIBITED IN THE AMERICAN UNIVERITY
EXHIBIITON, WASHINGTON DC 2007. IAN CHARLESWORTH"THE NATURE OF
THINGS", NORTHERN IRELAND'S FIRST PRESENTATION IN THE VENICE BEINALE,
2005.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CATALOGUE
