The Irish Art market has witnessed tremendous growth in the last decade, and Christie’s sales have smashed auction records and achieved exceptional prices across three centuries of Irish Art. As the world’s leading auction house, Christie’s brings Irish Art to an international stage, and our global awareness and sensitivity to regional needs have consistently produced strong results.
2009 sales of Irish pictures to date have already exceeded £4,000,000. The first week of May, we held three extremely successful auctions over that drew in buyers from all over the world. We are particularly delighted to announce that the top lot, Count John McCormack by Sir William Orpen, was acquired by the National Gallery of Ireland.
Christie’s offers Irish paintings, watercolours and sculptures in a range of carefully curated sales across our London King Street and South Kensington auction rooms. Our Irish Art specialists possess a singular knowledge of the market, and can recommend the very best sales platform to reach the top buyers in each field.
Please do not hesitate to contact one of the specialists listed below if you would be interested in buying or selling Irish Art.
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This department is currently seeking consignments for its upcoming auction. For a free valuation or more information on consignment opportunities, please contact one of our specialists below.
Senior Director, Chairman’s Office
nwhite@christies.com
Tel:+44 (0)20 7389 2565
Director - British & Irish Art
blindberg@christies.com
Tel:+44 (0)20 7389 2095
Fax:+44 (0)20 7389 2411
Associate Director, Head of Day Sale
pjacomb@christies.com
International Director
bwilliams@christies.com
Tel:+44 (0)131 2254 756
Department Head - 20th Century British Art
jbaring@christies.com
Tel:+44 (0)20 7752 3217
Two Minutes With... William Porter, Department Head, British & Irish Art
Release: 20th Century British & Irish Art - London, 23 and 24 May
The Vincent Ferguson Collection of Irish Art at Christie’s South Kensington in May 2009
The Lobster Fisher, 1911-13
oil on canvas
An extensive wooded river landscape with fishermen hauling in their nets in the foreground
oil on canvas
The Whistle of a Jacket, 1946
oil on canvas
The Honeymoon
oil on canvas
Here She Comes!, 1913
oil on canvas
Image of Samuel Beckett
oil on canvas
The Sheet of Water at Carton Park, Co. Kildare, with the Duke and Duchess of Leinster out walking
oil on canvas
Double Portrait of Mary, Countess of Erne, with her daughter Lady Caroline Crichton
oil on canvas
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Brandon Lindberg's career at Christie's began in 1993 and he has been a member of the British & Irish Art department for over fifteen years. During that period he has specialised in Victorian & British Impressionist Art and has been Head of Sale for both Sporting and Irish Art. His discoveries include a lost Jack Butler Yeats The Last Corinthian, which sold for £222,000 and John Callcott Horsley’s masterpiece Showing a Preference, which sold for £299,200. Brandon has also been closely involved in important single owner collections including Woburn Abbey, Althorp and Gyrn Castle.

Pippa graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Masters in History of Art before joining Christie’s in 2005 as graduate intern for the Modern British and Irish Art department. She became researcher in 2006, then progressing to a specialist role. In 2012 she became Head of the Day sale. Her particular interests include the paintings of Paul Nash and post-war British sculpture.

Johanna has worked in the field of 20th Century British Art for seven years, joining Christie's in 2002. She is responsible for sourcing and handling works for the sales of 20th Century British and Irish Art at Christie's South Kensington. Johanna is a graduate of Brasenose College, Oxford and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.