Harry Aaron Kernoff Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Harry Aaron Kernoff Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 04, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Stamer Street, Portobello, Dublin (1930) Oil on board, 38 x 51cm (15 x 20) Signed lower left and dated '30
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Stamer Street, Portobello, Dublin (1930) Oil on board, 38 x 51cm (15 x 20) Signed lower left and dated '30
Adam's
Dec. 04, 2024
Harry Kernoff (1900-1974) Portrait of Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) Pastel, 37 x 27.5cm (14½ x 10¾'') Signed bottom right
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Harry Kernoff (1900-1974) Portrait of Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) Pastel, 37 x 27.5cm (14½ x 10¾'') Signed bottom right
Adam's
Dec. 02, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) WESTPORT MALL, COUNTY MAYO
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) WESTPORT MALL, COUNTY MAYO pastel signed upper left; inscribed with title on reverse h:11.25 w:15.75 in. Provenance: Morgan O'Driscoll, 24 October 2016, lot 9; Private collection
Whyte's
Nov. 15, 2024
Bathers, Naylor's Cove, Bray
Est: £45,000 - £65,000
Harry Kernoff, R.H.A. 1900 - 1974 Bathers, Naylor's Cove, Bray signed KERNOFF. and dated 40 (upper right) oil on board unframed: 61 by 76cm.; 24 by 30in. framed: 76 by 91cm.; 24 by 35¾in. Executed in 1940.
Sotheby's
Oct. 14, 2024
HARRY KERNOFF (R.H.A. 1900 - 1974) Municipal Park Watercolour Signed lower
Est: €800 - €1,200
HARRY KERNOFF (R.H.A. 1900 - 1974) Municipal Park Watercolour Signed lower right 37cm (h) X 29cm (w)
Mullens Laurel Park
Sep. 30, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) CONNEMARA CAILÍN
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) CONNEMARA CAILÍN pastel signed lower right h:15.25 w:11.25 in. Provenance: Adam's, 4 December 2012, lot 21; Private collection
Whyte's
Sep. 25, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Portrait of Lena (the artist's sister) Pastel on card, 51 x 38cm (20 x 14.9'') Signed
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Portrait of Lena (the artist's sister) Pastel on card, 51 x 38cm (20 x 14.9'') Signed
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Fitzgerald Park, Killarney (c.1943) Watercolour, 25 x 35.5cm (9_ x 14'') Signed
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Fitzgerald Park, Killarney (c.1943) Watercolour, 25 x 35.5cm (9_ x 14'') Signed
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Bellview Steps (100), Belfast Zoo (1935) Watercolour, 28.5 x 30cm (11_ x 11_'') Signed, inscribed and dated (19)'35 Provenance: With Godolphin Gallery, Dublin, label verso; with Beaufield Mews Gallery, Dublin, lab
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Bellview Steps (100), Belfast Zoo (1935) Watercolour, 28.5 x 30cm (11_ x 11_'') Signed, inscribed and dated (19)'35 Provenance: With Godolphin Gallery, Dublin, label verso; with Beaufield Mews Gallery, Dublin, label verso.
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2024
HARRY KERNOFF R.H.A.
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Portrait of a gentleman, Pastel, enclosed in a gilt frame PICTURES AND PRINTS Wednesday 25th September 2024 Approximate Time 16:13:30
Sheppards
Sep. 25, 2024
HARRY KERNOFF
Est: €50 - €80
A bird never flew on one wing. Print. PICTURES AND PRINTS Wednesday 25th September 2024 Approximate Time 15:46:30
Sheppards
Mar. 17, 2024
Harry Aaron Kernoff (Irish,1900-1974) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
ARTIST: Harry Aaron Kernoff (Ireland, 1900 - 1974) TITLE: Audience of One (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Overall good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 8 x 6 inches / 20 x 15 cm FRAME SIZE: 15 x 12 inches / 38 x 30 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131765 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: The son of Jewish parents of mixed Russian and Spanish descent, Kernoff was born in London but moved to Dublin at an early age when his father opted to begin a cabinet-making business there. Kernoff's artistic training began with night classes at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. Upon winning the prestigious Taylor Scholarship however, in 1923, he became a day student and henceforth devoted all his energies to art.Three years later he began exhibiting at the Royal Hibernian Academy, continuing to do so nearly every year for the next five decades.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 11, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI, DAVY BYRNE'S BACK BAR, 1934
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI, DAVY BYRNE'S BACK BAR, 1934 watercolour signed and dated lower left; titled on reverse (now obscured) h:12.50 w:9.75 in. Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist; Thence by descent to the present owner Sic transit gloria mundi is a Latin phrase that means "Thus passes the worldly glory."
Whyte's
Mar. 11, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) NUDE
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) NUDE oil on board signed lower left; inscribed [for sale £1,000, 1979] on label on reverse h:27.50 w:31.50 in. As a student at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art in the 1920s, Harry Kernoff would have spent a significant amount of time in the life room, drawing from the nude model under the tutelage of Seán Keating and Patrick Tuohy. Although best known today for his city and townscapes, and his depiction of Dublin most particularly, as a student Kernoff honed his skills as a draughtsman, producing a range of well-drawn and modelled sketches. A collection of these is now in the National Gallery of Ireland, part of the large archive of works on paper donated by the artist's sister, Lena Kernoff, following his death in December 1974. Among these drawings are several works of a seated or reclining female nude, which may have informed the present work. Although this painting does not seem to have been exhibited during the artist's lifetime, another work titled A Nude Reflection was shown in the New Irish Salon in 1925. In the archival material also donated by Lena are the artist's photographic records of his paintings, including two images of nudes. One is possibly A Nude Reflection, showing the model with a large oval mirror, and another which closely resembles the present work. It is undoubtedly the same model and pose, and a later inscription on the reverse notes that it was painted around 1925, in the 'School of Art' on Kildare Street. There are slight differences, including the addition of the book on the right-hand side, and the decorative patterning on the left, suggesting that Kernoff either altered the canvas after it was photographed, or made more than one version - a common feature of his practice. Kathryn Milligan February 2024
Whyte's
Mar. 11, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) THE PATCHWORK QUILT
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) THE PATCHWORK QUILT oil on board signed upper right; titled on reverse (now obscured) h:6.25 w:8.25 in. Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist; Thence by descent to the present owner
Whyte's
Mar. 11, 2024
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) THE THREE ABSOLUTES FROM "CROCK OF GOLD" BY JAMES STEPHENS,1925
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) THE THREE ABSOLUTES FROM "CROCK OF GOLD" BY JAMES STEPHENS,1925 watercolour titled in the artist's hand on label on reverse h:12 w:8 in. Provenance: Adam's, 22 November 2017, lot 113; Private collection A photograph of this work with description on reverse exists in the Archives of the National Gallery of Ireland, Ref IE NGI/IA/KER1/1/4/1/4/1
Whyte's
Dec. 06, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Portrait of James Joyce Oil on board, 14.5 x 20cm (5.5 x 8) Inscribed verso
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Portrait of James Joyce Oil on board, 14.5 x 20cm (5.5 x 8) Inscribed verso
Adam's
Dec. 06, 2023
Harry Kernoff; Woodcut of W.B.Yeats, signed by the artist, limited edition
Est: €300 - €450
Harry Kernoff; Woodcut of W.B.Yeats, signed by the artist, limited edition 60/100
Purcell Auctioneers
Nov. 22, 2023
Richmond Park, London
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Harry Kernoff, R.H.A. 1900 - 1974 Richmond Park, London signed Kernoff (lower right); inscribed Richmond Park / Kingston Bye-Pass London and dated 1938 (on the reverse) pencil and watercolour on paper unframed: 23 by 33.5cm.; 9 by 13¼in. framed: 46 by 54cm.; 18 by 21¼in. Executed in 1938.
Sotheby's
Nov. 22, 2023
Bathers, Naylor's Cove, Bray
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
Harry Kernoff, R.H.A. 1900 - 1974 Bathers, Naylor's Cove, Bray signed KERNOFF. and dated 40 (upper right) oil on board unframed: 61 by 76cm.; 24 by 30in. framed: 76 by 91cm.; 24 by 35¾in. Executed in 1940.
Sotheby's
Nov. 12, 2023
Harry Aaron Kernoff Nude Women with Cello Portrait
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
KERNOFF, Harry Aaron, (Irish, 1900-1974): "Audience of One", portrait of a nude woman with a cello and a cat at her feet, Oil/Cardboard, signed lower left, titled verso with original price of £25, 8.25" x 6.5", framed 15" x 12".
Amero Auctions
Oct. 26, 2023
§ Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974)
Est: £700 - £1,000
§ Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) View of Dublin Mountains from Bohernabreena, Glenasmole signed and dated 'KERNOFF 24' (lower left); further signed and titled to the reverse oil on board 29 x 39cm
Cheffins
Oct. 02, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) LARKFIELD HOUSE, KIMMAGE, DUBLIN, 1926
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) LARKFIELD HOUSE, KIMMAGE, DUBLIN, 1926 oil on board signed lower left; signed, titled, dated and with artist's address on reverse h:12 w:16 in.
Whyte's
Sep. 27, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900 - 1974) The Dodder, Milltown Oil on board, 38 x 48.5cm (15 x 19) Signed
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900 - 1974) The Dodder, Milltown Oil on board, 38 x 48.5cm (15 x 19) Signed
Adam's
Sep. 27, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Attorney (T. O'Mahoney, Barrister) Oil on board, 39 x 29cm (15¼ x 11½) Signed
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Attorney (T. O'Mahoney, Barrister) Oil on board, 39 x 29cm (15¼ x 11½) Signed
Adam's
Sep. 27, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900 - 1974) Portrait of the artist Sean Keating PPRHA Pastel, 38 x 28cm (15 x 15) Signed and dated (19)'60
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900 - 1974) Portrait of the artist Sean Keating PPRHA Pastel, 38 x 28cm (15 x 15) Signed and dated (19)'60
Adam's
May. 31, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Municipal Park Watercolour, 37 x 29cm (15 x 11½) Signed and dated (19)'57
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Municipal Park Watercolour, 37 x 29cm (15 x 11½) Signed and dated (19)'57
Adam's
May. 31, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) 'Spiral Kaleidoscopes' A near pair, mixed media on board, 15.5 x 15.2cm (6 x 5?) Together with; 'Spiral Nebula' Mixed media on board, 20.5 x 14.5cm (8 x 5¾) Signed (3) Provenance: With Gorry Gallery, Dublin, Ja
Est: €1,200 - €1,600
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) 'Spiral Kaleidoscopes' A near pair, mixed media on board, 15.5 x 15.2cm (6 x 5?) Together with; 'Spiral Nebula' Mixed media on board, 20.5 x 14.5cm (8 x 5¾) Signed (3) Provenance: With Gorry Gallery, Dublin, Jan/Feb 2002
Adam's
May. 31, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) 'Cyclotron' Mixed media on board, 50 x 55.5cm (19¾ x 21¾) Signed Provenance: With Gorry Gallery, Dublin, Jan/Feb 2002
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) 'Cyclotron' Mixed media on board, 50 x 55.5cm (19¾ x 21¾) Signed Provenance: With Gorry Gallery, Dublin, Jan/Feb 2002
Adam's
May. 31, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Gantries on a Sunday, Belfast 1936 Oil on board, 61.7 x 94cm (24 x 37) Inscribed with the title verso in the artist's hand Louis MacNeices 1937 poem Carrickfergus opens with the line I was born in Belfast
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Gantries on a Sunday, Belfast 1936 Oil on board, 61.7 x 94cm (24 x 37) Inscribed with the title verso in the artist's hand Exhibited: Thought to be 'Gantries from Victoria Park, Belfast' RHA 1936 Cat. No. 78 Priced £50.0.0 'Harry Kernoff Exhibition' Godolphin Gallery, March 1974 Cat No. 2 under title 'Gantries On a Sunday, Belfast 1936' where thought to have been purchased and thence by descent to the current owner. Louis MacNeices 1937 poem Carrickfergus opens with the line I was born in Belfast between the mountain and the gantries / To the hooting of lost sirens and the clang of trams, capturing the sound and landscape of the city and its industry. Similarly, in this painting, Harry Kernoff finds a moment of leisure in Victoria Park under the looming cranes of the Harland and Woolfe shipyard, framed by the mauve Belfast Hills. To the left of the painting, the distinctive Arrol Gantry is visible, built in 1908 and a crucial component in the ability of the company to build large liners like the RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic. Against this imposing backdrop, the game of two boys setting their small toy boat to sail across the lake adds a charming touch to the scene. Born in London in January 1900, Harry Kernoff moved to Dublin with his family in 1914. While working as an apprentice cabinet maker with his father, the young artist attended classes at the Kevin Street Technical Schools, before moving to the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. In 1923, Kernoff was awarded the Taylor Scholarship and his first solo exhibition was held in the rooms of the Society of Dublin Painters in 1927. Over the following decades, Kernoff dedicated his painting practice to the representation of daily life in Irelands towns and cities, chiefly in Dublin, but extending to Killarney, London, Paris, and Belfast. He was elected to the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1935 and was a regular exhibitor there throughout his career. In 1936, Kernoff included Gantries from Victoria Park, Belfast among his submissions to the RHA Annual Exhibition: a catalogue price of £50 suggests that the work was a well-sized oil, perhaps the present work. There is a detailed preparatory sketch for this painting in the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI. 7766.357). Part of the extensive collection donated by the artists sister, Lena Kernoff, after his death, the sketch is robust and meticulous in its depiction and annotation of the scene. Kernoff noted that he observed the Gantrys [sic] from Victoria Park, Belfast on the 11 July 1935. For the most part, the sketch aligns with the present oil, showing the latticed ironwork of the gantries, contrasting with the curve of the bridge and flowing water. A sauntering bird, however, has been replaced with a striding worker a Belfast cousin of the artists characteristic Dublin dockers. Four sketches in this collection relate to this visit to Belfast, with the artist also capturing views of the Bellevue Steps at Belfast Zoo and two views from the top of Cave Hill. Paintings related to these sketches were exhibited at the Waddington Galleries in 1936, and at further Dublin exhibition in 1937. For artists interested in the urban landscape, Belfasts harbour and shipping industry had long provided visual inspiration: ranging from early nineteenth-century vedute to William Conors evocative street scenes and depictions of the citys workers. This painting, filled with the colour and character of Kernoffs best urban paintings, is an important component of the artists oeuvre and a notable representation of the northern city. Kathryn Milligan April 2023
Adam's
May. 29, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) VILLAGE SCENE WITH CHURCH AND BUS, 1937
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) VILLAGE SCENE WITH CHURCH AND BUS, 1937 watercolour signed and dated lower right h:10 w:13.50 in. Provenance: Adam's, 2 December 2015, lot 196; Private collection
Whyte's
May. 10, 2023
A July Morn, Place du Tertre, Paris
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Harry Kernoff, R.H.A. 1900 - 1974 A July Morn, Place du Tertre, Paris signed KERNOFF and dated 37 (lower left) oil on board unframed: 63.5 by 94cm.; 25 by 37in. framed: 80 by 105cm.; 31½ by 41¼in. Executed in 1937. __________________________________________________________________________ Harry Kernoff, R.H.A. 1900 - 1974 A July Morn, Place du Tertre, Paris signé KERNOFF et daté 37 (en bas à gauche) huile sur panneau sans cadre: 63.5 by 94cm.; 25 by 37in. avec cadre: 80 by 105cm.; 31½ by 41¼in. Exécuté en 1937.
Sotheby's
Apr. 18, 2023
Harry Aaron Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Halifax Town Clock, Nova Scotia, Canada (1957)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Harry Aaron Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Halifax Town Clock, Nova Scotia, Canada (1957) watercolour on paper signed and dated 'KERNOFF '57' lower right h:37 w:29 cm. Provenance: Adam's, Dublin, 8th December 1999 lot 97A; Private Collection In this view of the Old Clock Tower in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Harry Kernoff captures a moment in the everyday life of a Canadian city. The artist's visit to Canada resulted from a chance encounter, when in 1957, in Baileys pub in Dublin, Kernoff met Albro Ettinger from Nova Scotia. Ettinger invited the artist to visit his home, to produce a series of drawings and paintings. A keen traveller, Kernoff quickly accepted the invitation, flying from Shannon, via Boston, to Halifax. This watercolour is one of several paintings that resulted from his trip. Others include The Parade and Citadel, Halifax, Fishing Men - West River, Nova Scotia, and also views of Newfoundland. Kernoff's Nova Scotia paintings were exhibited in 1958, at the Ritchie Hendriks Gallery in Dublin. Choosing as his vantage point a position on Brunswick Street, behind iron barriers, Kernoff surveys the people and traffic, capturing with accurate detail the check shirts and caps worn by Nova Scotians. Cars are parked on both sides of the street. A telegraph pole, with its many wires, provides a counterpoint to the Neo-classical grandeur of the Clock Tower. Commissioned by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and built in 1803, the Tower is still a feature of the Nova Scotia skyline. Most of Kernoff's paintings depict such everyday scenes, and he always introduced a vivacity, colour and cheerfulness to his depictions of people and places. Born into a Jewish family that had fled pogroms in Belarus for the safety of London, Harry Kernoff's father, Isaac Kernoff, was a cabinet maker. When Harry was fourteen years old, the family moved from Stepney to Dublin, where Isaac joined the cabinet-making firm of Louis Gurevich on Capel Street. While serving an apprenticeship with his father, Harry, along with his brother Hyman, attended evening classes at the Metropolitan School of Art. In 1923, a Taylor Scholarship enabled Kernoff to visit Paris, and also to become a full time student at the Metropolitan School, where his teachers included Seán Keating, Patrick Tuohy and Harry Clarke. In 1926, the first exhibition of Kernoff's work was held, at the Society of Dublin Painters, at 7 Stephen's Green. Over the following years he showed frequently with the Dublin Painters, and participated in group exhibitions, both in Ireland and abroad; his paintings being shown in London, Paris, Chicago and other cities. From 1926 onwards, for almost five decades, he exhibited annually at the RHA, and he also had two solo shows with the Victor Waddington Galleries. In addition to woodcut print editions, he also painted portraits, mainly of actors and writers, and contributed to publications such as James Stephens The Crock of Gold and the Broadsides of the Cuala Press. Peter Murray, March 2023
Morgan O'Driscoll
Mar. 06, 2023
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) EVENING TWILIGHT, BAGGOT STREET, DUBLIN, 1936
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) EVENING TWILIGHT, BAGGOT STREET, DUBLIN, 1936 watercolour signed lower right h:10.50 w:14.75 in.
Whyte's
Dec. 06, 2022
HARRY AARON KERNOFF R.H.A. (1900-1974)
Est: €1,200 - €1,400
The Library Books. Signed pastel on paper. Framed.
Sheppards
Nov. 28, 2022
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) FEMALE ARCHER, 1932
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) FEMALE ARCHER, 1932 watercolour signed and dated lower left h:16 w:12 in.
Whyte's
Nov. 16, 2022
Harry Kernoff, RHA (1900-1974) "Myles na Gopaleen," gouache and charcoal under drawing, a head and
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Harry Kernoff, RHA (1900-1974) "Myles na Gopaleen," gouache and charcoal under drawing, a head and shoulders portrait of the Novelist, Playwright and Satirist Brian O'Nolan (1911-1966), wearing shirt and purple tie, with jacket, facing aside, approx. 35cms x 28cms (14" x 11"), signed by the artist and inscribed, mounted, painted frame. (1)
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Nov. 16, 2022
Harry Kernoff, Irish (1900-1974) "A Bird Never flew on one Wing or Alcoholics Anonymous," cold.
Est: €400 - €600
Harry Kernoff, Irish (1900-1974) "A Bird Never flew on one Wing or Alcoholics Anonymous," cold. print, signed in green pen by the artist, with wide border, approx. 40cms x 40cms (16" x 16") recent gilt frame. (1)
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Sep. 28, 2022
Harry Kernoff (1900-1974) Portrait of John Millington Synge Pastel, 39 x 30cm (15¼ x 11¾) Signed lower left
Est: €800 - €1,200
Harry Kernoff (1900-1974) Portrait of John Millington Synge Pastel, 39 x 30cm (15¼ x 11¾) Signed lower left
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2022
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) The Old Mill, Portmarnock Oil on board, 29 x 39cm (11½ x 15¼) Signed verso
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) The Old Mill, Portmarnock Oil on board, 29 x 39cm (11½ x 15¼) Signed verso
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2022
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Bridge at the Mall, Westport, Co Mayo Watercolour, 24.5 x 31cm (9½ x 12) Signed; inscribed and dated 1947
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Bridge at the Mall, Westport, Co Mayo Watercolour, 24.5 x 31cm (9½ x 12) Signed; inscribed and dated 1947
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2022
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Watling Street, Dublin, 1933 Watercolour, 26.5 x 35.5cm (10½ x 14) Signed and dated (19)'33
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Watling Street, Dublin, 1933 Watercolour, 26.5 x 35.5cm (10½ x 14) Signed and dated (19)'33
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2022
HARRY KERNOFF
Est: €200 - €250
Colleen. Woodcut print. Signed in pencil.
Sheppards
Sep. 26, 2022
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) PORTRAIT OF GINGER
Est: €800 - €1,200
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) PORTRAIT OF GINGER charcoal and pastel over pencil signed lower right; inscribed lower left h:14 w:10.75 in. The Irish Societies and Sketching Clubs Index of Exhibitors lists a watercolour by Kernoff of Ginger - Buachaill Nuachtán [price £25-0-0], catalogue no. 24 shown at the Oireachtas Art Exhibition in 1950. It is possible this is a study for that work.
Whyte's
Sep. 26, 2022
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) LIBERTY HALL, DUBLIN (NIGHT), 1934
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) LIBERTY HALL, DUBLIN (NIGHT), 1934 watercolour signed and dated lower right; with original inscribed label detailing title and artist's address [13 Stamer Street, Dublin] on reverse h:18 w:21.50 in. Provenance: Adam's, 29 March 2000, lot 23; Private collection Writing after Harry Kernoff's death in 1975, John Nolan hailed the artist as 'the artist of the workers', noting his lifelong 'identification with progressive, radical, working class ideas.' In his art, one of Kernoff's most manifest displays of sympathy with the political left came through his repeated depiction of Liberty Hall on Eden Quay, then a former hotel building rather than the modernist tower seen there today. The building had an illustrious history in the early twentieth century: in 1912, it was purchased by the Irish Transport and General Workers Union and the following year, it housed a soup kitchen during the Lockout. As the headquarters of the Irish Citizen Army, copies of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic were printed there and it suffered heavy shelling in 1916. Along with his repeated depiction of the building, Kernoff reinforced his belief in the site as a symbol by including it in his woodcut portrait of James Connolly, replaced in later printings by the plough and the stars. The earliest extant sketch by Kernoff of Liberty Hall is dated to 1928 (National Gallery of Ireland), although he first exhibited a version of the composition at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1927. It was not unusual for Kernoff to rework compositions in several media (including pen and ink, watercolour, oils, and woodcut) across a broad time span. In the present work, he characteristically depicts a cross-section of Dublin's working population, from labourers and dockers to aproned women and busy mothers. The building is bathed in light, with an open door and the shadows of people at work inside its walls: this is Liberty Hall a bastion of political enlightenment and community organization in the heart of Dublin city. Dr Kathryn Milligan August 2022
Whyte's
Sep. 26, 2022
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) EXTENSION IN TIME SPACE, OR, TIME SPACE IS CURVED, 1941
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) EXTENSION IN TIME SPACE, OR, TIME SPACE IS CURVED, 1941 oil on panel signed lower right; inscribed with an original poem by Kernoff, dated and signed again on reverse h:12 w:16 in. Provenance: Whyte's, 21 February 2006, lot 148; Private collection Exhibited: Possibly at the RHA, Dublin, 1941, catalogue no. 11, as Extension in Time Space (£100-0-0); ’Old and New Paintings by Harry Kernoff RHA’, Studio Arts Club, Dublin, 6-20 October 1942, catalogue no. 42 (as Space-Time is Curved); ’Harry Kernoff Memorial Exhibition’, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, 14 December 1976 to 30 January 1977, catalogue no. 30 (lent by Lena Kernoff); ’The 30th Anniversary Exhibition of Harry Kernoff’, Spiller Art Gallery, Dublin, 16-26 February 2005, catalogue no. 17 With an original poem by Kernoff inscribed on reverse: “Round the golden sun, the planet called Mars / Elliptically revolves the whole year round / Mere satellite subordinate to stars / But relative no matter where we’re bound. / Though small we have a place in stellar space / Which meets in the womb of future time / Curved space that parabolic fits the rhyme. / Perhaps the fate that holds the human race / Destined for evolutions future grace / The arches of the years so infinite / Extending to great empyrean height / As man moves forward on this narrow path / So careless of the coming aftermath / to celestial fourth dimensional place”.
Whyte's
Sep. 26, 2022
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) BEND IN THE ROAD, HOWTH, COUNTY DUBLIN, 1937
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Harry Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) BEND IN THE ROAD, HOWTH, COUNTY DUBLIN, 1937 watercolour signed and dated lower left h:9 w:13 in. Provenance: Phillips, London, 2 November 1999, lot 38; Private collection While perhaps best known for his depictions of Dublin's busy streets, the county's suburbs were also a frequent subject of Harry Kernoff's work. Spanning the bay from Bray and Sandycove to Portmarnock and Donabate, the artist was not immune to the lure of a seaside town, and the resulting coastal views are among some of his finest landscape scenes. Depictions of Howth, such as the present work, appeared in the artist's exhibitions from late 1920s. This colourful view of the popular tourist and day tripper spot was conceived of slightly later: the preparatory pencil sketch, now in the National Gallery of Ireland, is dated to 20 June 1937 with the inscription, 'View of Howth'. Filled with characteristic details such as courting couples, running children and a sign for 'Doyle's' tea shop' (along with a glimpse into its interior) Kernoff also masterfully captures the changing gradient of Howth hill, with a jigsaw of slopping roofs, steep paths, and the cliff face, spanning out to the beach beyond. A larger version of this scene in oils is extant, along with other views of Dublin Bay and Balscadden Bay which date to the same period, all capturing the area's natural beauty and charm. Born in London in January 1900, Kernoff moved to Dublin with his family in 1914. While working as an apprentice cabinet maker with his father, the young artist attended classes at the Kevin Street Technical Schools, before moving to the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. In 1923, Kernoff was awarded the Taylor Scholarship and his first solo exhibition was held in the rooms of the Society of Dublin Painters in 1927. Over the following decades, Kernoff dedicated his painting practice to the representation of daily life in Ireland's towns and cities. Dr Kathryn Milligan August 2022
Whyte's
Jul. 03, 2022
Harry Aaron KERNOFF (1900-1974)
Est: €800 - €1,200
Paysage d'automne dans un sous-bois Aquarelle sur papier Signé en bas à gauche H. 48 cm. L. 70,5 cm Petite déchirure en bas à droite
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