Sean McSweeney Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Sean McSweeney Art Value Price Guide

May. 27, 2026
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Deserted Cottages, Lochan Watercolour, 29 x 39cm (11½ x 15¼'') Signed and dated (19)’86, inscribed with title verso
Est: €700 - €1,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Deserted Cottages, Lochan Watercolour, 29 x 39cm (11½ x 15¼'') Signed and dated (19)’86, inscribed with title verso
Adam's
May. 27, 2026
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Landscape (1974) Watercolour, 20 x 35cm (8 x 13¾'') Signed and dated (19)'74
Est: €700 - €1,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Landscape (1974) Watercolour, 20 x 35cm (8 x 13¾'') Signed and dated (19)'74
Adam's
May. 27, 2026
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Summer Pools Oil on board, 45 x 60cm (17¾ x 23½'') Signed, inscribed with title verso
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Summer Pools Oil on board, 45 x 60cm (17¾ x 23½'') Signed, inscribed with title verso
Adam's
Mar. 25, 2026
Seán McSweeney RHA (1935-2018) Yellow and White Bogland Flowers Oil on canvas, 60.9 x 81.2cm (24 x 32'') Signed and inscribed verso Provenance: With Taylor Gallery, Dublin, label verso
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Seán McSweeney RHA (1935-2018) Yellow and White Bogland Flowers Oil on canvas, 60.9 x 81.2cm (24 x 32'') Signed and inscribed verso Provenance: With Taylor Gallery, Dublin, label verso
Adam's
Mar. 09, 2026
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) FILLING TIDE, 1993
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) FILLING TIDE, 1993 oil on board signed and dated lower right; signed, titled, dated and numbered [93/55] on reverse h:12 w:18 in. Seán McSweeney was born in Dublin in 1935. He began exhibiting work in the early 60s and had his first solo exhibition in 1965 with the Dawson Gallery. Primarily dealing in landscape, particularly of the Sligo coast, McSweeney developed a self-taught sensuous style informed by painters like Patrick Collins and Jack Yeats. He had regular solo exhibitions with the Dawson and later Taylor galleries and exhibited abroad. McSweeney was a member of Aosdána.
Whyte's
Jan. 31, 2026
Seán McSWEENEY (1935-2018)
Est: CHF800 - CHF1,600
Dark Shoreline Oil on hardboard, signed and dated 90, with a personal dedication on the reverse 45 x 60 cm, frame: 60 x 75 cm
Galerie Moenius
Dec. 01, 2025
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) SHORELINE, SLIGO, 1989
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) SHORELINE, SLIGO, 1989 oil on board signed and dated lower left; signed, titled, dated and inscribed [Ballyconnell Studio] on Taylor Galleries label on reverse h:10 w:14 in. Provenance: de Veres, 13 October, 2008, lot 127; Private collection
Whyte's
Dec. 01, 2025
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) POL DARRAGH, 1993
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) POL DARRAGH, 1993 oil on board signed and dated lower right; titled and numbered [96-III-93] on reverse h:11 w:17 in. Provenance: de Veres, 13 October, 2008, lot 80; Private collection
Whyte's
Dec. 01, 2025
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) COASTAL LANDSCAPE, 1989
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) COASTAL LANDSCAPE, 1989 oil on board signed and dated lower left h:18 w:24 in. Provenance: de Veres, 10 June 2008, lot 48; Private collection
Whyte's
Nov. 26, 2025
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) October Pool (2005) Oil on board, 35.5 x 45.5cm (14 x 18")
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) October Pool (2005) Oil on board, 35.5 x 45.5cm (14 x 18") Signed and dated (20)'05; also signed, inscribed and dated verso Provenance: with Vanguard Gallery, Cork, label verso ***Additional lot***
Adam's
Oct. 08, 2025
The Yellow River by Seán McSweeney and Gerard Smyth, 2017. The Yellow River
Est: €40 - €80
The Yellow River by Seán McSweeney and Gerard Smyth, 2017. The Yellow River is a joint collaboration by painter Seán McSweeney and poet Gerard Smyth responding to The Yellow River area in Co. Meath which unites their personal histories. Still in its publishers shrink wrap
Purcell Auctioneers
Sep. 29, 2025
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) FILLING TIDE, 1993
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) FILLING TIDE, 1993 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right; signed, titled, dated and numbered [93/55] on reverse h:12 w:18 in. Seán McSweeney was born in Dublin in 1935. He began exhibiting work in the early 60s and had his first solo exhibition in 1965 with the Dawson Gallery. Primarily dealing in landscape, particularly of the Sligo coast, McSweeney developed a self-taught sensuous style informed by painters like Patrick Collins and Jack Yeats. He had regular solo exhibitions with the Dawson and later Taylor galleries and exhibited abroad. McSweeney was a member of Aosdána.
Whyte's
Sep. 29, 2025
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) EVENING SKY, 1980
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) EVENING SKY, 1980 oil on canvas signed lower right; signed, titled and dated on reverse; also with Taylor Galleries label on reverse h:30 w:24 in. Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin; Private collection; Whyte's, 1 October 2018, lot 87; Private collection Seán McSweeney was born in Dublin in 1935. He began exhibiting work in the early 60s and had his first solo exhibition in 1965 with the Dawson Gallery. Primarily dealing in landscape, particularly of the Sligo coast, McSweeney developed a self-taught sensuous style informed by painters like Patrick Collins and Jack Yeats. He had regular solo exhibitions with the Dawson and later Taylor galleries and exhibited abroad. McSweeney was a member of Aosdána.
Whyte's
Sep. 24, 2025
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) Grey House, Lugglass (1968) Oil on canvas, 101.5 x 141.5cm (40 x 56) Signed, inscribed and dated 1968 verso Provenance: Four Arts Council labels verso; also Dawson Gallery, Dublin label verso Exhibited: Dublin, J
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) Grey House, Lugglass (1968) Oil on canvas, 101.5 x 141.5cm (40 x 56) Signed, inscribed and dated 1968 verso Provenance: Four Arts Council labels verso; also Dawson Gallery, Dublin label verso Exhibited: Dublin, Joint Exhibition with Arts Councils of N. Ireland, Scotland & Wales, organised by An Chomhairle Ealaíon/Arts Council of Ireland, Grange Con, Co. Wicklow (label verso); Grange Con House, exhibition organised by An Chomhairle Ealaíon/Arts Council of Ireland (label verso); Aspects of Landscape by Irish Artists, An Chomhairle Ealaíon/Arts Council of Ireland, Catalogue No. 16 (label verso); Wexford, Contemporary Irish Painting, Wexford Festival, 1969, Catalogue No. 22 (label verso), An Chomhairle Ealaíon/Arts Council of Ireland Known for his deep connection to the Irish landscape, McSweeney translates the rural experience into a visual language that hovers between the representational and the poetic. This large-scale oil painting is no exception. Dominated by expressive fields of green, the work evokes the lush, elemental terrain of County Wicklow, where the townland of Lugglass nestles beneath the mountains. At the heart of the composition, the eponymous grey house emerges—a solitary, angular form that anchors the scene amidst undulating sweeps of verdant colour. It is not rendered with photographic precision but rather suggested through minimal lines and tonal contrasts. Its quiet presence conveys both shelter and isolation, a familiar motif in McSweeney’s oeuvre, where human habitation is dwarfed by the enduring force of nature. The painter’s brushwork is lyrical and fluid, building rhythmic layers that suggest bog, field, and cloud. His palette— dominated by a range of greens from olive to viridian, punctuated by yellows and blacks—demonstrates a masterful control of tone and mood. The abstract treatment does not obscure the emotional resonance of the work; instead, it invites the viewer to engage with the landscape not just as a physical place, but as an atmosphere—imbued with memory, weather, and time. Grey House, Lugglass exemplifies McSweeney’s lifelong dialogue with the Irish landscape, particularly his ability to distil its essence into something both intimate and universal. The painting stands as a testament to his vision: a deeply rooted, intuitive response to land and light that transcends the boundaries of traditional landscape painting
Adam's
Sep. 24, 2025
Seán McSweeney (1935-2018) February Pools (2005) Oil on board, 35.5 x 45.5cm (14 x 18) Signed and dated (20)'05; also signed, inscribed and dated verso Provenance: with Vangard Gallery, Cork, label verso
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Seán McSweeney (1935-2018) February Pools (2005) Oil on board, 35.5 x 45.5cm (14 x 18) Signed and dated (20)'05; also signed, inscribed and dated verso Provenance: with Vangard Gallery, Cork, label verso
Adam's
Sep. 24, 2025
Seán McSweeney (1935-2018) Conway's Bog (1988) Oil on canvas, 122 x 167cm (47 x 66) Signed and dated (19)'88; also signed, inscribed with title and dated verso Provenance: Sale, deVeres, Dublin, June 2019, lot 12 Seán McSweeney is
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Seán McSweeney (1935-2018) Conway's Bog (1988) Oil on canvas, 122 x 167cm (47 x 66) Signed and dated (19)'88; also signed, inscribed with title and dated verso Provenance: Sale, deVeres, Dublin, June 2019, lot 12 Seán McSweeney is widely celebrated as one of Ireland’s foremost interpreters of landscape, his art deeply rooted in the boglands, wetlands and shorelines of his native Roscommon and later Sligo. Painted in 1988, Conway’s Bog is a major canvas within his oeuvre, embodying the artist’s mature style at a moment of full expressive power. The subject matter is characteristic: a sweep of bogland, its patchwork of earthen browns, russets and greens punctuated by waterlogged pools that catch the shifting light. McSweeney’s brush translates this familiar Irish terrain into a language at once lyrical and modern, his vigorous handling of paint evoking both the material substance of the land and its atmospheric resonance. The bold, horizontal composition speaks to a profound engagement with place — the rhythms of nature distilled into painterly form. While rooted in a specific landscape, McSweeney’s work transcends topographical description. His sensibility owes much to the Irish landscape tradition of Paul Henry and later Patrick Collins, yet he brought to it an abstraction of vision and a physicality of surface that is uniquely his own. In Conway’s Bog, areas of impasto and sweeping strokes animate the canvas, capturing the elemental vitality of the Irish midlands. Large-scale canvases of this ambition are rare in McSweeney’s oeuvre and attest to the artist’s confidence in the late 1980s, a period when his reputation was firmly established and his distinctive visual language fully formed. Conway’s Bog stands as a testament to his lifelong devotion to the land, its memory, and its enduring presence in the Irish imagination.
Adam's
Sep. 16, 2025
SEAN MCSWEENEY HRHA (1935 - 2018)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Title: Reclaimed Mountain Field Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Provenance: The Taylor Galleries, Dublin (Label Verso); Private Collection Exhibited: Sean McSweeney Exhibition, The Taylor Galleries, Dublin, June 1980, Catalogue No. 7 Framed Lot Description: Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935–2018), Reclaimed Mountain Field, oil on canvas, signed lower right. A brooding and expressive landscape painting, capturing the essence of a wild, weathered upland terrain. Executed in McSweeney’s signature style, with gestural brushwork and a deep tonal range, the piece evokes the rich texture and solitude of the Irish countryside, with darkened earth and a vivid horizon beneath a deep blue sky. Framed with a white-painted frame and gilt slip. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:10:00
Sheppards
May. 28, 2025
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) Land and Sea Oil on artist's board, 16 x 22cm (6¼ x 8¾) Signed; also signed and inscribed with title verso Provenance: With the Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) Land and Sea Oil on artist's board, 16 x 22cm (6¼ x 8¾) Signed; also signed and inscribed with title verso Provenance: With the Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast
Adam's
May. 14, 2025
SEAN MCSWEENEY HRHA (1935 - 2018)
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Title: August Bogland. Medium: Acrylic on paper. Signature: Signed lower left Provenance: Exhibited in the Taylor Gallery. Purchased by the current owner in the Oriel Gallery. Framed. Description In this atmospheric landscape, McSweeney captures the nuances of an Irish bog in late summer—muted tones, layered textures, and a contemplative stillness. His nuanced sense of light and horizon reflects decades of immersion in the Irish countryside.
Sheppards
May. 14, 2025
SEAN MCSWEENEY HRHA (1935 - 2018)
Est: €700 - €1,000
Title: Apple Trees Medium: Watercolour Signature: Signed & dated 1999 Lower left & titled verso Provenance: Taylor Galleries (label Verso); Private Collection Framed Description Seán McSweeney’s Apple Trees is a lyrical meditation on the Irish landscape, distilled into the translucent simplicity of watercolour. The painting likely depicts an orchard or a cluster of apple trees near McSweeney’s beloved Sligo home, presented not as literal botanical studies but as an atmospheric impression of place and season. In the composition, loose washes of green and gold suggest foliage and fruit dappled by sunlight, while firm, gestural strokes denote trunks and branches, their forms gently dissolving into the surrounding field and sky. McSweeney’s mastery of tone and texture in this medium is evident: he layers pigments deftly, allowing some areas to remain diaphanous and light, while others build into denser patches of colour that anchor the scene. The result is a harmonious abstraction that still evokes the essence of apple trees – their rooted presence and seasonal vitality – without the need for minute detail. There is a tranquil rhythm to the layout, as if the viewer can sense a soft breeze moving through the trees and the changing light of an Irish day. Apple Trees exemplifies McSweeney’s unique ability to capture the spirit of the western Irish landscape in an understated yet profoundly sensuous.
Sheppards
Mar. 26, 2025
Seán McSweeney RHA (1935-2018) Yellow and White Bogland Flowers Oil on canvas, 60.9 x 81.2cm (24 x 32'') Signed and inscribed verso Provenance: With Taylor Gallery, Dublin, label verso
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Seán McSweeney RHA (1935-2018) Yellow and White Bogland Flowers Oil on canvas, 60.9 x 81.2cm (24 x 32'') Signed and inscribed verso Provenance: With Taylor Gallery, Dublin, label verso
Adam's
Mar. 03, 2025
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) SHORELINE, BALLYCONNELL, COUNTY SLIGO, 1988
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) SHORELINE, BALLYCONNELL, COUNTY SLIGO, 1988 oil on board signed and dated lower left; signed, titled and dated on reverse h:12 w:16.50 in.
Whyte's
Mar. 03, 2025
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) YELLOW
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) YELLOW oil on canvas signed lower right h:9 w:14 in.
Whyte's
Mar. 03, 2025
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) TREES IN THE CORNER OF THE GARDEN, LUGLASS
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) TREES IN THE CORNER OF THE GARDEN, LUGLASS oil on canvas signed lower right; signed and titled on reverse h:14 w:18 in. Provenance: Whyte's, 19 November 2002, lot 166; Private collection
Whyte's
Dec. 04, 2024
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) The Upper Field Oil on board, 73 x 53cm (28¾ x 21) Signed
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) The Upper Field Oil on board, 73 x 53cm (28¾ x 21) Signed
Adam's
Dec. 02, 2024
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) OCHRE AND BLUE BOG
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) OCHRE AND BLUE BOG oil on canvas; (unframed) signed and titled on reverse h:24 w:32 in. Provenance: Warren Gallery, Skibbereen; Private collection
Whyte's
Dec. 02, 2024
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) WINTER BOG, 1994
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) WINTER BOG, 1994 oil on board signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated [96] on reverse h:14 w:18 in.
Whyte's
May. 27, 2024
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) LANDSCAPE AT SUNSET
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) LANDSCAPE AT SUNSET oil on board signed lower right h:20.25 w:24 in.
Whyte's
Apr. 30, 2024
SEAN MCSWEENEY
Est: €200 - €300
Shoreline. Watercolour. Signed bottom right.
Sheppards
Mar. 27, 2024
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) Landscape Oil on canvas, 70 x 75cm (27½ x 29½) Signed; signed and inscribed verso
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) Landscape Oil on canvas, 70 x 75cm (27½ x 29½) Signed; signed and inscribed verso
Adam's
Mar. 11, 2024
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) SALTWATER POOL, 2002
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) SALTWATER POOL, 2002 oil on board signed lower left; signed, dated, numbered [02.69] and titled on Taylor Galleries label on reverse h:7 w:9 in. Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin; Private collection; Morgan O'Driscoll, 27 January 2014, lot 7; Private collection Exhibited: Taylor Galleries, Dublin, October 2002, catalogue no. 2
Whyte's
Dec. 06, 2023
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) 'Shoreline Fields' Oil on board, 46 x 60cm (18 x 23½) Signed Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, label verso
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) 'Shoreline Fields' Oil on board, 46 x 60cm (18 x 23½) Signed Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, label verso
Adam's
Dec. 06, 2023
SEAN MCSWEENEY H.R.H.A. (1935 - 2018)
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Bogland. Oil on paper. Toler Galeries??? and Oriel Gallery labels verso. (Irish Art) 86 cm. high; 102 cm. wide; Image: 57 cm. high; 75 cm. wide; Approximate Time: 11:17 Lot Number: 607
Sheppards
Nov. 08, 2023
Irish Art: Seán McSweeney -Family Collection; James Arthur O'Connor-Nationa
Est: €40 - €60
Irish Art: Seán McSweeney -Family Collection; James Arthur O'Connor-National Gallery of Ireland ,1985; Paul Henry with an essay by Síghle Bhreathnach-Lynch, National Gallery of Ireland,2003 plus 8 others (11)
Purcell Auctioneers
Sep. 27, 2023
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Bog Pool Oil on board, 50 x 60cm (19¾ x 23½) Signed and dated (19)'90
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Bog Pool Oil on board, 50 x 60cm (19¾ x 23½) Signed and dated (19)'90
Adam's
May. 31, 2023
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Kelly's Oil on board, 30.5 x 41cm (12 x 16) Signed; signed and inscribed verso Provenance: With The Dawson Gallery, label verso
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Kelly's Oil on board, 30.5 x 41cm (12 x 16) Signed; signed and inscribed verso Provenance: With The Dawson Gallery, label verso
Adam's
May. 31, 2023
Sean McSweeney RHA (1935-2018) Shoreline, Ballyconnell Oil on board, 25 x 35cm (9¾ x 13¾) Signed and dated (19)'89; also signed, inscribed and dated 1989 verso
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Sean McSweeney RHA (1935-2018) Shoreline, Ballyconnell Oil on board, 25 x 35cm (9¾ x 13¾) Signed and dated (19)'89; also signed, inscribed and dated 1989 verso
Adam's
May. 31, 2023
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) Shoreline, Sligo Oil on board, 14 x 30.5 (5½ x 12) Signed and dated (19)'95; also signed and inscribed verso
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Sean McSweeney (1935-2018) Shoreline, Sligo Oil on board, 14 x 30.5 (5½ x 12) Signed and dated (19)'95; also signed and inscribed verso
Adam's
May. 29, 2023
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) SHORELINE, SLIGO, 1987
Est: €3,500 - €4,500
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) SHORELINE, SLIGO, 1987 oil on board signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated on reverse h:14 w:18 in.
Whyte's
Apr. 18, 2023
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Green Bogland
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Green Bogland oil on board signed 'Sean McSweeney'and titled verso h:30.50 w:40 cm. Provenance: John Martin Gallery, London (label verso) where purchased by the present owner
Morgan O'Driscoll
Apr. 18, 2023
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Early Spring (1996)
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Early Spring (1996) oil on canvas signed, titled and dated '96 verso with artist's archive no. 96-175 h:147.30 w:193.50 cm. Provenance: Vangard Gallery, Cork (label verso); Private Collection Exhibited: Vangard Gallery, Cork: Sean McSweeney (From new Work) 13th October - 5th November 2005 McSweeney's paintings fall within that painterly tradition in twentieth-century Irish art, one that includes Jack Yeats, Patrick Collins and Tony O'Malley-artists who sought to capture the colours, textures and atmosphere of the Irish landscape, but who also recognised the medium of oil paint as possessing its own inherent expressive qualities. McSweeney delighted in creating rich expressionist canvases, using broad brushstrokes, overlaying small, almost delicate, intense flashes of against a dark background. In this large canvas, there are two distinct areas, on the right a dark ground, with horizontal strokes of white and blue, counterpointed with vertical flashes of green, while on the left, the vertical marks are light brown and the dark ground is enlivened with patches of intense red. In a representational sense, the painting might be read as shore and sea, but in terms of its qualities as a work of art, it is primarily an essay in lyrical abstraction and a homage to the natural world. Born in Dublin in 1935, McSweeney was largely self-taught as an artist, although he did attend evening classes at NCAD. He first exhibited at the Dawson Gallery when he was thirty years old. Two years later, in 1967, he and Sheila Murphy married and moved to Co. Wicklow, where they lived for two decades, before settling at Ballyconnell in Co. Sligo, Sean's mother's birthplace. The schoolhouse his mother had attended became his studio. Elected a member of Aosdána in 1984, his work has been shown in many exhibitions, and a retrospective was held at the Galway Arts Festival in 1990, shown subsequently at the RHA Gallery in Dublin. In 2007 a touring exhibition was shown at venues throughout Ireland, including the Model Arts Centre in Sligo and the Triskel in Cork. McSweeney also exhibited at the Taylor Galleries in Dublin, the Fendersky in Belfast and the John Martin Gallery in London. He is represented in many key collections in Ireland including the Ulster Museum, the Hugh Lane Gallery, and the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork. Peter Murray, March 2023
Morgan O'Driscoll
Apr. 18, 2023
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Conway's Bog (2003)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) Conway's Bog (2003) oil on board signed and dated 'Sean McSweeney '03' lower left, titled verso h:40.80 w:51 cm. Provenance: John Martin Gallery, London (label verso); Private Collection One of the most important Irish painters of the 20th century, and a landscape painter of brilliance, Sean McSweeney moved with his family from Co Wicklow to rural Co Sligo, on the coast, his mother's family home and a region he'd known since childhood. The move greatly changed his approach to painting. In place of the vertical, mountainous landscape of Wicklow, as he put it, there was the horizontal, windswept terrain of sea, shore and bogland. He looked downwards, in close-up, as the vegetation changed in time with the seasons and at the pools nestled in the solid masses of peat.
Morgan O'Driscoll
Mar. 06, 2023
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) BOG POOL, 2016
Est: €800 - €1,200
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) BOG POOL, 2016 tempera on paper signed and dated lower left; signed, titled, dated and with Taylor Galleries label on reverse h:5.75 w:8 in. Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin; Private collection
Whyte's
Mar. 06, 2023
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) CONWAY'S BOG, 1988
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) CONWAY'S BOG, 1988 oil on board signed and dated lower left; signed, titled, dated and with Kenny Gallery label on reverse h:24 w:32 in. Provenance: Kenny Gallery, Galway; Private collection
Whyte's
Dec. 07, 2022
SEAN MCSWEENEY H.R.H.A. (1935 - 2018)
Est: €900 - €1,000
Spring Pool Signed mixed media. Titled and signed verso. Framed. Provenance: Vongourd Gallery, Cork.
Sheppards
Nov. 16, 2022
Séan Mc Sweeney, HRHA (1935-2018) "Fields, Ballyconnell, Co. Sligo," O.O.B., abstract scene with
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
Séan Mc Sweeney, HRHA (1935-2018) "Fields, Ballyconnell, Co. Sligo," O.O.B., abstract scene with green field at night, approx. 61cms x 79cm (24" x 31") signed and dated lower left. Exhibition label RHA 1990 on reverse, box mounted frame. (1)
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Sep. 26, 2022
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) CONWAY'S BOG, 1988
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) CONWAY'S BOG, 1988 oil on board signed and dated lower left; signed, titled, dated and with Kenny Gallery label on reverse h:24 w:32 in. Provenance: Kenny Gallery, Galway; Private collection
Whyte's
Jun. 06, 2022
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) THREE TELEGRAPH POLES
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Seán McSweeney HRHA (1935-2018) THREE TELEGRAPH POLES oil on board signed lower left; titled on reverse h:7.25 w:9.75 in.
Whyte's