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Jan. 21, 2025
AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE (1838-1891) IRISH. Pastoral scene, cattle standing in the field, a river in the mi
Est: £800 - £1,200
AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE (1838-1891) IRISH. Pastoral scene, cattle standing in the field, a river in the middle distance. 14" x 20" (36 x 51cms). See labels on reverse, in a period gilt frame. Provenance: The Livingston Family, Dublin.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 11, 2024
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) PORT SUSANNA, PERUGIA, c.1890
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) PORT SUSANNA, PERUGIA, c.1890 oil on canvas signed with monogram lower left; inscribed on reverse h:18 w:10 in. Provenance: Gorry Gallery, Dublin, 1988; Private collection Exhibited: RHA, Dublin, 1890, catalogue no. 139; 'An Exhibition of 18th, 19th and 20th Century Irish Paintings', Gorry Gallery, Dublin, 22 April to 5 May 1988, catalogue no. 58
Whyte's
Nov. 16, 2022
Augustus Burke RHA (1838-1891) "Portrait of Walter Osborne," oils on canvas 60cms x 50cms (24”
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Augustus Burke RHA (1838-1891) "Portrait of Walter Osborne," oils on canvas 60cms x 50cms (24” x 20”). (1) Inscribed verso ‘Mrs. Segrave. Provenance: Matilda Segrave; John Talbot; thence by family descent Exhibited: Milmo-Penny Fine Art, Dublin, October 1992. Born at Knocknagur in 1838, into a long-established Galway family, Augustus Burke was the son of William Burke, and brother of Sir Theobald Hubert Burke--the thirteenth, and last Baronet of Glinsk. Another brother, Thomas, became a senior civil servant and served as Under Secretary for Ireland. From an early age, Burke was a keen artist, depicting the people and landscapes of Connemara. He studied initially at the Royal Academy Schools in London, and exhibited at the RA from 1863 onwards. Returning to Ireland six years later, he began a long association with the Royal Hibernian Academy, where he became Professor of Painting. Influenced by French artists, Corot, Bastien-Lepage and Millet, but also by Dutch artists such as Cuyp, Burke specialised in painting rural and coastal scenes in Ireland, particularly in counties Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford. He delighted in depicting animals; horses standing patiently while seaweed is collected, cattle and sheep grazing, and tranquil evening scenes. His best-known painting, A Connemara Girl, depicting a young woman with goats, is in the National Gallery of Ireland. As professor at the RHA, Burke encouraged his students to travel to the Continent to continue their studies. In 1875, along with Aloysius O’Kelly, he was at Pont-Aven in Brittany, and over the years following he exhibited several Breton scenes at the RHA. He also went on trips to Holland, showing the resulting landscapes at exhibitions in Britain and Ireland. Burke frequently painted in England, as evidenced by views on the River Thames, and at Ilfracombe. His distress at the murder of his brother Thomas by Irish nationalists the Phoenix Park in 1882 caused him to resign his professorship and move permanently to England. Two years later he was at Walberswick, along with former students from Dublin, Walter Osborne and Nathaniel Hill. Like other seaside villages in Suffolk, Walberswick had become popular with artists in the late nineteenth century--notably Philip Wilson Steer, Miles Birket Foster, J. Arnesby Brown, Sarah Purser, J. M. Kavanagh and Aloysius O’Kelly. In later years Burke lived in Florence, where he died in 1891. This head and shoulders portrait of his friend Walter Osborne depicts the sitter in a formal and slightly sombre mode, set against a neutral background, wearing a brown jacket, waistcoat, wing collar and black necktie, and looking at the observer with a candid, expressionless gaze. Although the face is youthful, Osborne’s hair, still black, is greying at the temples, and his moustache is also greying. As Osborne was born in 1859, and Burke died in 1891, this portrait most likely dates from the late 1880’s. It captures something of the vulnerability of Osborne, who died from pneumonia, aged just 43. The son of equestrian painter William Osborne, he had studied at the Royal Hibernian Academy Schools, winning several prizes. Like several of his fellow students, and encouraged by Burke, he moved on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and in later years, along with Nathaniel Hill and Burke, he painted at English seaside towns, including Walberswick, Hastings and Rye.
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Mar. 07, 2022
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) SEAWEED GATHERERS
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) SEAWEED GATHERERS oil on canvas signed with monogram lower right; signed and titled on reverse h:24.25 w:44.25 in.
Whyte's
Jul. 19, 2020
Augustus Nicolas BURKE (1838-1891) Scène pastorale au bord de l'eau Huile sur toile Signé en bas à d
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
Augustus Nicolas BURKE (1838-1891) Scène pastorale au bord de l'eau Huile sur toile Signé en bas à droite Cadre en bois doré 57 x 82 cm Oil on canvas, signed lower right, 22 15/32 x 32 9/32 in
Osenat
Dec. 15, 2019
AUGUSTUS BURKE RHA (1838 - 1891)Cattle on a Riverbank Oil on canvas, 30.5 x 45.75cm (12 x 18'') Signed Provenance: Purchased from Seán Ó Criadáin, 1974 by John P. Reihill, Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin Wherever he painted, whether in Ireland,
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
AUGUSTUS BURKE RHA (1838 - 1891)Cattle on a Riverbank Oil on canvas, 30.5 x 45.75cm (12 x 18'') Signed Provenance: Purchased from Seán Ó Criadáin, 1974 by John P. Reihill, Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin Wherever he painted, whether in Ireland, England or Brittany, Augustus Burke was invariably drawn to the subject-matter for which he had an affection throughout his life, namely farm life and landscape. He painted many studies of sheep, horses and cattle in particular, usually close to water in a landscape suffused with the golden tones of the late afternoon sun and in which the shadows are the rich, long shadows of evening.
Adam's
Sep. 11, 2018
AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE, R.H.A. | On the Apple Tree, Brittany
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Dec. 12, 2017
Attributed to Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891) Avenue of Ravensdale, near DundalkOil on canvas, 18 x 22cm (7 x 8¾'')Bearing signatureWith an old label preserved verso 'From Cranfields, 115 Grafton Street, Dublin'
Est: €200 - €400
Attributed to Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891) Avenue of Ravensdale, near DundalkOil on canvas, 18 x 22cm (7 x 8¾'')Bearing signatureWith an old label preserved verso 'From Cranfields, 115 Grafton Street, Dublin'
Adam's
Apr. 09, 2017
ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUSTUS BURKEStudy of a RomanCharcoal on paper, 53.5 x 44cmSigned and dated 'A. Burke, December 1852'
Est: €200 - €300
ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUSTUS BURKEStudy of a RomanCharcoal on paper, 53.5 x 44cmSigned and dated 'A. Burke, December 1852'
Adam's
Jan. 14, 2017
Attr. Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838 - 1891)
Est: $700 - $1,400
Attr. Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838 - 1891) Still life. Oil on canvas board. Signed lower right. Image size: 20 x 24 inches. Provenance: Private California Collection. Burke began his artistic career in London by studying at the Royal Academy Art School, and from the age of 30 until his death at the age of 53, he exhibited both at the Royal Academy (RA), and also at the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA). For two years, between 1870 and 1872, Augustus lived in Holland, where he painted many Dutch scenes some of which were duly shown at the Royal Hibernian Academy. After Holland, Burke went to Pont-Aven in Brittany, being one of the earliest Irish artists to paint in this region of France. Fifteen of Burke's Breton scenes were later shown at the Royal Hibernian Academy between 1876 and 1878. Leaving Brittany, Burke continued painting in Ireland, Scotland and England. Augustus Burke's paintings are rarely seen, not least because the main art collection of his studio - kept at the Royal Hibernian Academy - was destroyed during the fire that burned down their Abbey Street buildings in 1916. Two of his most famous paintings, "A Connemara Landscape" and "Connemara Girl" can be viewed at the National Gallery of Ireland.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jan. 14, 2017
Attr. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, 1555 - 1630)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Attr. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, 1555 - 1630) Old master landscape with figures. After "Flight from Egypt". Oil on canvas. Sight size: 27.5 x 37.75 inches. Overall size: 37 x 47.25 inches.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Dec. 07, 2016
Augustus Burke RHA (1838-1891)Cattle grazing by a river bankOil on canvas, 35 x 50cm (13¾ x 19¾'')Signed
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Augustus Burke RHA (1838-1891)Cattle grazing by a river bankOil on canvas, 35 x 50cm (13¾ x 19¾'')Signed
Adam's
Dec. 01, 2016
AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE, RHA (IRISH, 1838-1891)
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE, RHA (IRISH, 1838-1891) Rialto Bridge, Venice Oil on canvas Signed Augustus Joseph Nicholas Burke (1838-1891) was born into a landowning family in Co. Galway. He began his artistic career in London, and from 1863 exhibited at the Royal Academy. Later, in 1871, he became a Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. Burke resided in the Netherlands between 1870 and 1872, and in 1875 was one of the first Irish painters to move to Pont-Aven, France, to be followed by Aloysius O’Kelly, Stanhope Forbes, Walter Osborne (his pupil), Joseph Kavanagh, and Nathaniel Hill. Many painted-en plain air and showed the influences of French Realism in their works at the RHA’s Annual Exhibitions. Augustus Burke showed 16 Breton subject paintings at The RHA between 1876 and 1878. His scenes of Breton daily life reflect the influence of the great French Social Realist artist, Jean-François Millet (1814-1875), for example Millet’s paintings, The Angelus of 1857 (Musee d’Orsay, Paris) and The Gleaners, also of 1857 (Musee d’Orsay, Paris). His Breton figures are depicted with the same dignity, workers in the field carrying out their daily tasks. Augustus Burke exhibited a total of 149 works at the Royal Hibernian Academy. A portrait of him, by Alfred Grey, RHA, is to be found together with his own works in The National Gallery of Ireland. Burke’s other work, On the Feast Day of Notre Dame in Tremalo, Brittany is on display in the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.18½ x 14 inches (47 x 36 cm.)
Sheppards
Dec. 01, 2016
AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE, RHA (IRISH, 1838-1891)
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE, RHA (IRISH, 1838-1891) Farmyard in Brittany Oil on canvas Signed The National Gallery of Ireland ‘The Irish Impressionists’ 1st October - 30th November 1984 exhibition label verso Augustus Joseph Nicholas Burke (1838-1891) was born into a landowning family in Co. Galway. He began his artistic career in London, and from 1863 exhibited at the Royal Academy. Later, in 1871, he became a Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. Burke resided in the Netherlands between 1870 and 1872, and in 1875 was one of the first Irish painters to move to Pont-Aven, France, to be followed by Aloysius O’Kelly, Stanhope Forbes, Walter Osborne (his pupil), Joseph Kavanagh, and Nathaniel Hill. Many painted-en plain air and showed the influences of French Realism in their works at the RHA’s Annual Exhibitions. Augustus Burke showed 16 Breton subject paintings at The RHA between 1876 and 1878. His scenes of Breton daily life reflect the influence of the great French Social Realist artist, Jean-François Millet (1814-1875), for example Millet’s paintings, The Angelus of 1857 (Musee d’Orsay, Paris) and The Gleaners, also of 1857 (Musee d’Orsay, Paris). His Breton figures are depicted with the same dignity, workers in the field carrying out their daily tasks. Augustus Burke exhibited a total of 149 works at the Royal Hibernian Academy. A portrait of him, by Alfred Grey, RHA, is to be found together with his own works in The National Gallery of Ireland. Burke’s other work, On the Feast Day of Notre Dame in Tremalo, Brittany is on display in the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.11¾ x 15¾ inches (30 x 40 cm.)
Sheppards
Nov. 28, 2016
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) SUNSET
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
signed lower right; titled on exhibition label on reverse
Whyte's
Sep. 28, 2016
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891) Twilight, Walberswick, SuffolkOil on canvas, 31 x 61cm (12¼ x 24'')Signed with monogram
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891) Twilight, Walberswick, SuffolkOil on canvas, 31 x 61cm (12¼ x 24'')Signed with monogram
Adam's
Mar. 23, 2016
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891) A Study on the ThamesOil on canvas, 61.5 x 92cm (24¼ x 36¼)SignedExhibition: Dublin RHA 1880 No. 201Born in Knocknagur, Co. Galway, the son of William Burke and his wife Fanny, only daughter of Thomas Tu
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891) A Study on the ThamesOil on canvas, 61.5 x 92cm (24¼ x 36¼)SignedExhibition: Dublin RHA 1880 No. 201Born in Knocknagur, Co. Galway, the son of William Burke and his wife Fanny, only daughter of Thomas Tucker of Sussex. Educated mostly London, Burke began his artistic career there and from 1863 exhibited at the Royal Academy where he continued to show his work until his untimely death at the age of 53. Walter Strickland notes that in 1869 he took up residence in Dublin with his wife Dottie, living first at No. 2 Leinster Street and later at No. 6, St Stephen's Green. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy in July 1871 and a Member in August that same year. Strickland notes that Burke painted landscapes and subjects and a few portraits. Two of his paintings - 'A Connemara Landscape' (1865) (NGI No. 587) and 'A Connemara Girl' (NGI No. 1212) are in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland.
Adam's
May. 27, 2015
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891)‰ÛÏOn the Banks of the Liffey, Kilda
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891)‰ÛÏOn the Banks of the Liffey, Kildare, August‰ÛOil on canvas, 76.3 x 107cm (30 x 42)Signed. Inscribed on two labels verso: (i) ‰Û÷On the Banks of the Liffey, Kildare, August.‰Ûª (ii) ‰Û÷A River Bank in the Summer Time/å£80.00/A. Burke AHA (sic)/2 Leinster Street, Dublin/No.1Exhibited: Possibly, Royal Hibernian Academy 1874, No.33, price å£120.00 under the title ‰Û÷The Banks of the Liffey‰Ûª. Burke also exhibited another work with the same title in 1878 with a prices of å£15.00 which suggests a much smaller painting than the 1874 version.Provenance: Purchased by the present owners at an auction of the property of Mr. Edward Hempel at Fitzwilliam Place.
Adam's
May. 27, 2015
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891)Ponte de Vecchio, FlorenceOil on can
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891)Ponte de Vecchio, FlorenceOil on canvas, 48 x 36cm (18å_ x 14å_)Signed with monogram
Adam's
Dec. 04, 2014
Augustus Burke R.H.A., (1838-1891)
Est: €15,000 - €25,000
Breton Reapers ,Oil on canvas,Signed ,Exhibited RHA, 1877, No. 175, £50Augustus Joseph Nicholas Burke was born into a landowning family in Co. Galway. He began his artistic career in London, and from 1863 exhibited at the Royal Academy. Later, in 1871, he became a Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. Burke resided in the Netherlands between 1870 and 1872, and in 1875 was one of the first Irish painters to move to Pont-Aven, France, to be followed by Aloysius O'Kelly, Stanhope Forbes, Walter Osborne (his pupil), Joseph Kavanagh, and Nathaniel Hill. Many painted-en plain air and showed the influences of French Realism in their works at the RHA's Annual Exhibitions. Augustus Burke showed 16 Breton subject paintings at The RHA between 1876 and 1878. His scenes of Breton daily life reflect the influence of the great French Social Realist artist, Jean-François Millet (1814-1875), for example Millet's paintings, The Angelus of 1857 (Musee d'Orsay, Paris) and The Gleaners, also of 1857 (Musee d'Orsay, Paris). His Breton figures are depicted with the same dignity, workers in the field carrying out their daily tasks. Augustus Burke exhibited a total of 149 works at the Royal Hibernian Academy. A portrait of him, by Alfred Grey, RHA, is to be found together with his own works in The National Gallery of Ireland. Burke's other work, On the Feast Day of Notre Dame in Tremalo, Brittany is on display in the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Sheppards
Sep. 29, 2014
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) HEAD OF OLD WOMAN
Est: €800 - €1,200
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) HEAD OF OLD WOMAN oil on canvas titled and with artist's name on original label on reverse; also with W. Carling & Son Art Dealers [Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England] label on reverse 21 x 18½in. (53.34 x 46.99cm)
Whyte's
May. 28, 2014
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891) Cattle on
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1839-1891) Cattle on a Riverbank Oil on canvas, 30.5 x 45.75cm (12 x 18'') Signed Provenance: Purchased from Seán Ó Criadáin, 1974 by John P. Reihill, Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin Wherever he painted, whether in Ireland, England or Brittany, Augustus Burke was invariably drawn to the subject-matter for which he had an affection throughout his life, namely farm life and landscape. He painted many studies of sheep, horses and cattle in particular, usually close to water in a landscape suffused with the golden tones of the late afternoon sun and in which the shadows are the rich, long shadows of evening.
Adam's
May. 11, 2014
ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE RHA
Est: €400 - €600
ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE RHA (1839-1891) Landscape with Goose Girl Oil on canvas, 35.5 x 51cm (14 x 20'') Provenance: Purchased from Seán O'Criadáin, 1974; Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Adam's
Feb. 24, 2014
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) HEAD OF OLD WOMAN
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
titled and with artist's name on original label on reverse; also with W. Carling & Son Art Dealers [Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England] label on reverse
Whyte's
Sep. 30, 2013
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) EXTENSIVE WESTERN LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES AT SUNDOWN
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
signed lower left
Whyte's
Nov. 28, 2011
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891)
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891). CATTLE DRIVER. oil on canvas. signed lower right. 30 by 25cm., 12 by 10in.
Whyte's
Dec. 06, 2010
Augustus Burke RHA (1838-1891) A Drover with a
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Augustus Burke RHA (1838-1891) A Drover with a Horse and Cattle Crossing a Bridge, Evening Oil on canvas, 26 x 36cm (10.25 x 14.25")
Adam's
Sep. 27, 2010
Nicholas Augustus Burke RHA (1938-1891) , Woodland Walk
Est: €400 - €600
oil on board initialled lower right
Morgan O'Driscoll
Jun. 10, 2009
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) Farmyard
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke RHA (1838-1891) Farmyard in Brittany Oil on canvas, 30.5 x 43cm (12 x 17") Signed with monogram Exhibited "The Irish Impressionists" exhibition, National Gallery of Ireland, Oct-Nov 1984 (Cat. No. 33) & The Ulster Museum Belfast, Feb-Mar 1985 Julian Campbell wrote of this work in "The Irish Impressionists": "This could be a A Breton Farmyard exhibited RHA, 1887, (35), and at the Guildhall in London in 1904, (10), and mentioned by Strickland (Vol. 1 p.127) as being in the collection of Dr. C.E. Fitzgerald of Upper Merrion Street. An attractive scene of a farmyard in sunlight, it is quite modern for the 1870's combining a characteristic interest in detail with crisp brushwork and rich colouring: for example, the rusty red of the hens contrasted with the greenery against the wall. Sadly, Burke did not seem to develop in this direction, and his tonality became more sombre after he returned to Ireland. Burke's influence on his students such as Osborne and Kavanagh is evident in his cho ice of such domestic subjects and titles (e.g. A Breton Farmyard, On the Apple Tree, Brittany and A November Evening)"
Adam's
Mar. 02, 2009
Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838-1891) MOUNTED RIDER
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838-1891) MOUNTED RIDER LEADING A HERD OF HORSES OVER A STREAM oil on canvas 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in> Provenance: Rev. William F. Boyle, Bushy Park, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow; By descent to his daughter; Her sale, 1962; Whence purchased by the previous owner; Whyte's, 27 May 2006, lot 121; Private collection Believed to be a scene on the Curragh, Co. Kildare
Whyte's
May. 27, 2006
MOUNTED RIDER LEADING A HERD OF HORSES OVER A STREAM Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838-1891) Medium: oil on canvas Measure: 46 by 61cm , 18 by 24in.
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
MOUNTED RIDER LEADING A HERD OF HORSES OVER A STREAM Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838-1891) Medium: oil on canvas Measure: 46 by 61cm , 18 by 24in. Provenance: Rev. William F. Boyle, Bushy Park, enniskerry, Co. wicklow; By descent to his daughter; Her sale, 1962; Whence purchased by the present owner
Whyte's
Nov. 12, 2003
AUGUSTUS NICHOLAS BURKE, R.H.A., IRISH C.1838-1891
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
SIGNED AND DATED (MAKER'S MARKS) signed
Sotheby's