Curragh

Details

Lionel Edwards (1878-1966)
Curragh
signed, inscribed and dated 'Lionel Edwards 1965/Curragh' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on card
14¾ x 21½ in. (36.5 x 54.6 cm.)

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

The Curragh, 35 miles south of Dublin, is the most famous racecourse in Ireland. Edwards visited Ireland many times, remarking in his autobiography: 'As an artist, Irish country strikes one as of beauty unsurpassed' (Reminiscences of a Sporting Artist, London, 1947, p. 77).

More from Sporting Art

View All