Patrick (1915) Hennessy Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Patrick (1915) Hennessy Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 15, 2024
Still life with Butterfly
Est: £6,000 - £10,000
Patrick Hennessy 1915-1980 Still Life with Butterfly signed Hennessy (lower left) oil on canvas unframed: 35.5 by 51cm.; 15 by 20in. framed: 47 by 62cm.; 18½ by 24½in. Painted in 1957.
Sotheby's
Oct. 08, 2024
PATRICK HENNESSY, RHA, IRISH 1915-1980, WHITE ROSES IN A GLASS JAR, Oil on panel, 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm.), Frame: 18 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (46.4 x 39.4 cm.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PATRICK HENNESSY, RHA IRISH, 1915-1980 WHITE ROSES IN A GLASS JAR Oil on panel Lower right signed Hennessy; verso gallery label: Pyms Gallery, London: stock no. D696 Catalogue note: Patrick Hennessy was one of Ireland's most successful post-war realist painters. A prolific artist, he created traditional portraits, landscapes, equine studies and still-lifes, but he also created works unlike anything being made in Ireland at the time. Fusing realism with a Surrealist subjectivity learned in Paris from the Ferdnand Leger, Hennessy painted human figures isolated in the landscape, and haunting still-lifes that puzzled Irish critics who branded him "something of an outsider." Source: Irish Museum of Modern Art
Potomack Company
Sep. 30, 2024
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) LADY URSULA VERNON, AT BRUREE HOUSE, COUNTY LIMERICK
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) LADY URSULA VERNON, AT BRUREE HOUSE, COUNTY LIMERICK oil on canvas signed lower left h:36 w:48 in. Provenance: Phillips, London, 18 September 1990, lot 176; Private collection Exhibited: Possibly exhibited at Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 10 October to 3 November 1956 Lady Ursula Grosvenor (1902-1978) was the eldest child of Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in Britain. Her first marriage to William Patrick Filmer-Sankey, a famous jockey, ended in divorce in 1940. She later married Major Stephen Vernon, a former officer in the Irish Guards, left handicapped after contracting polio during the war. By her first husband, she had two sons, Patrick and Christopher, who died during her lifetime, while her only child with Vernon died young. The couple shared a love of horses and the Duke charged Major Vernon with running a stud farm - which he did successfully - at Bruree, in the southeast of County Limerick. Hennessy and his life partner and fellow artist Harry Robertson Craig became friendly with the Vernons around the early 1950s - when Hennessy's reputation had been sealed with a ten-year retrospective held at the RHA in 1951 - and they were among a number of patrons/friends of the artists who moved in very influential circles. Sixty-five years on, a major retrospective of Patrick Hennessy's career took place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin and this exhibition and accompanying catalogue charted his artistic development and life which included a number of references to the Vernons over the period of a decade. (1) The first entry, 1953, records among the artist's addresses "c/o Major Vernon, Bruree House, County Limerick for Christmas". However one might assume that they were well acquainted at this point considering their presence there during the holiday period. In 1954 the artist exhibited The Lawn Meet (150gns) at the Dublin Painters which depicts a hunting party gathered outside the Vernon's home, Bruree House. A large tree similar to the one in the present example flanks the right side of the composition (a print from this oil can be found in the collection of Limerick City Museum, reference no.1990.0226). In 1955 Major Vernon acquired The Bronze Horses of St Marks - a product of Hennessy's time in Venice - shown at the Royal Academy in London and the following year a portrait of Lady Ursula (possibly the present example) was shown at Thomas Agnew & Sons, London. Among the 38 paintings in that show was a portrait of author Elizabeth Bowen, the painting was later donated by Major Vernon to the Crawford Gallery, Cork. By 1957 Hennessy and Craig were spending time in both Bruree and the Vernon's summer retreat - Fairfield, Summercove, Kinsale, where in 1961 Hennessy painted a mural "...framing the window overlooking the harbour comprising of masses of pink roses entwined around Corinthian columns on both sides of the window and spreading across the entablature." (2) From 1960 however Hennessy's health had deteriorated and they began spending more time abroad, particularly during the colder months. No further references to the Vernons are included in the timeline after 1961. In the present work Lady Ursula, dressed in shades of brown in Gingham and corduroy stands in the foreground, arms folded and gazing into the distance. Dominating the rest of the canvas is a large, bare tree, its gnarled humanoid trunk acting as a foil to the serene figure beside it. At the base of the tree among the wild flowers rests a dachshund, while in the distance at the top of a flight of limestone steps is a man, the Major perhaps, paying attention to another dog. Unlike the earlier painting, The Lawn Meet, which records the pageantry of a hunt by the landed gentry, here Bruree - a sizable six-bay Gothic Revival country house built c.1830 - and the status is represents is but a footnote in the lower right of the composition. This painting is a meditation on relationships and not simply between the two people depicted in it and their environment. In 2011 a number of works formerly in the collection of Lady Vernon were offered for auction (3) among them was a pair of miniature portraits by Hennessy and Craig - of each other - which were given to Lady Ursula and Major Vernon "with love" as a Christmas gift in 1960 and watercolours depicting Bruree and "Ursie's dachshunds, Elsa, Feathers, Pearl and Lexel." (4). The present work stands as further testament to this important relationship in Patrick Hennessy's life and reflects well on the artist as well as his friends and patrons. Adelle Hughes, September 2024 FOOTNOTES: 1 Ed. Seán Kissane, Patrick Hennessy, De Profundis, IMMA, 2016, p.120 (Timeline, Kevin A. Rutledge) 2 Ibid. p.122 3 Mealy's, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, 5 April 2011 4 Michael Parsons, 'Hennessy works in Mealy's sale', Irish Times, 19 March 2011
Whyte's
May. 29, 2024
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915- 1980) Houses at Summercove, Kinsale, Co. Cork Watercolour 23 x 29cm (9 x 11½) Provenance: Collection of Pamela and George Fegan, purchased directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners.
Est: €400 - €600
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915- 1980) Houses at Summercove, Kinsale, Co. Cork Watercolour 23 x 29cm (9 x 11½) Provenance: Collection of Pamela and George Fegan, purchased directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners.
Adam's
Mar. 27, 2024
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Harry Robertson Craig on DunLaoghaire Pier, 1953 Oil on canvas 39 x 49cm (15¼ x 19¼) Signed Provenance: Collection of Pamela and George Fegan, purchased directly from the artist, thence by descent to t
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Harry Robertson Craig on DunLaoghaire Pier, 1953 Oil on canvas 39 x 49cm (15¼ x 19¼) Signed Provenance: Collection of Pamela and George Fegan, purchased directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners. Exhibited: Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Patrick Hennessy: De Profundis, March/July 2016 Literature: Patrick Hennessy: De Profundis, IMMA 2016, illustrated p. 124.
Adam's
Mar. 27, 2024
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Rose Study Oil on panel 10 x 18.5cm (4 x 7¼) Provenance: Collection of Pamela and George Fegan, purchased directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners.
Est: €800 - €1,200
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Rose Study Oil on panel 10 x 18.5cm (4 x 7¼) Provenance: Collection of Pamela and George Fegan, purchased directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners.
Adam's
Mar. 27, 2024
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Rebuilding of Monte Cassino (1951) Oil on canvas 64 x 76cm (25¼ x 30) Signed Provenance: Collection of Pamela and George Fegan, purchased directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners.
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Rebuilding of Monte Cassino (1951) Oil on canvas 64 x 76cm (25¼ x 30) Signed Provenance: Collection of Pamela and George Fegan, purchased directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners. Exhibited: Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy, 1952, cat.no. 126 as Rebuilding Cassino; Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Patrick Hennessy: De Profundis, March/July 2016 Literature: Patrick Hennessy: De Profundis, IMMA 2016, illustrated p. 43. Monte Cassino is a rocky hill about 130 kilometres southeast of Rome, and at an elevation of 520 m it commands a panoramic view of the surrounding hills and valleys. Site of the Roman town of Casinum, it is known for its abbey, the first house of the Benedictine Order, having been established around 529AD. After centuries of sackings by invaders, abandonment and rebuilding, the 11th and 12th centuries were the abbey's golden age, but this sadly was short-lived. In 1799, Monte Cassino was sacked again by French troops during the French Revolutionary Wars and was then dissolved by the Italian government in 1866, the building becoming a national monument with the monks as custodians of its treasures. During the later stages of World War II, it was the site of the Battle of Monte Cassino. On 15 February 1944 the abbey was nearly destroyed in a series of heavy, American-led air raids. The abbey was considered a key observation post and it was thought by the allies that it was occupied by the Germans. However, during the bombing no German troops were present in the abbey. Following the bombing the ruins of the monastery were occupied by the German 1st Parachute Division, due to the ruins providing excellent defensive cover. The Abbey was rebuilt after the war with the President of the Italian Republic Luigi Einaudi committing considerable resources to the rebuilding. By the early 1950s Patrick Hennessy was enjoying considerable success and saw his painting De Profundis selected to tour North America as part of an exhibition of Contemporary Irish Painting. A retrospective exhibition of his work from the period 1941-51 mounted by the Dublin Painters further confirmed his growing reputation and by this time he was in a position to travel extensively in Europe. Paintings by Hennessy exhibited at the RHA annual exhibitions in 1952 and 53, including the Rebuilding of Monte Cassino suggest that he was travelling around Italy with titles referencing (Monte) Cassino, Rome and Venice. The present work which dates to 1951 depicts a view of the abbey under a dappled blue sky, shrouded in scaffolding and displays the artists passion for stone, with partially destroyed masonry and brickwork in the foreground reminding the viewer of the impact of the allied bombing raid from only seven years earlier.
Adam's
Mar. 27, 2024
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Never Ending Summer Oil on canvas, 64 x 76cm (25¼ x 30) Signed Exhibited: Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin. Original label verso In November 1964 at his annual exhibition at the Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, St.
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Never Ending Summer Oil on canvas, 64 x 76cm (25¼ x 30) Signed Exhibited: Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin. Original label verso In November 1964 at his annual exhibition at the Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, St. Stephens Green, Dublin, Patrick Hennessy exhibited 23 paintings with a broad spectrum of subject matter, the content of his travels from the previous year, the Irish countryside, still lives, rose studies, mementos from Spain, and a number of paintings of Moroccan objects and countryside, Morocco was becoming a greater part of Hennessy's life and he was spending up to six months of the year there, avoiding the Irish winters for health reasons. The painting 'The Never Ending Summer' a landscape is probably a view existing only in Hennessy's mind, a blue hazy sky, a dry arid vista with a high rocky mountain in the background dominating the centre of the canvas, a low shallow stretch of water clearly below normal level with sun bleached stones from the river bed completing the effect of a long dry period. The inclusion of a spray of brilliant red roses with luxuriant green foliage that dominate the foreground and contrasts sharply with the landscape is a Hennessy trademark and a device he used many times. The landscape has all the elements of a Hennessy capriccio. Kevin A. Ruttledge
Adam's
Mar. 11, 2024
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) THE FAVOURED ROSE, c.1966
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) THE FAVOURED ROSE, c.1966 oil on canvas signed lower left; with Ritchie Hendriks Gallery label on reverse h:16 w:22 in.
Whyte's
Dec. 06, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Marine Encounter (PH212) Oil on Canvas, 62.5 x 89cm (25 x 35) Signed Provenance: With Guildhall Galleries, Chicago, label verso; Private Collection, Dublin Hennessys work was very different to that
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Marine Encounter (PH212) Oil on Canvas, 62.5 x 89cm (25 x 35) Signed Provenance: With Guildhall Galleries, Chicago, label verso; Private Collection, Dublin Hennessys work was very different to that of his Irish contemporaries, he favoured more traditional subject matter, landscapes, still lives and portraits. His finesse and skill as a painter were best exemplified in his depiction of animal life, with an incredible eye for detail and anatomical correctness. His works have a slightly surreal character, often set within isolated landscapes, each with their own internal narrative. In this work the odd encounter of the butterfly, song bird and conch shells, are arranged as a miniature tableau. Hennessy is influenced by the art historical genre of still life painting, mastered by Dutch Golden Age artists, in which animals and food were arranged in highly realistic and abundant displays. Ill health led to permanent move to Morocco in 1968, where he could benefit from a warmer climate. Some of his later works, depict the deserts of that landscape, such as Mare and Foal, sold in these rooms in 2019. The beach landscape in this work is suggestive of the North African coastline, with its distinctive cliff faces, one in the immediate background, stands as individual layers of rock stacked on top of each other, eroded by the seawater. While in the farther distance, an impressive promontory cuts through the picture plane and into the sea beyond. Niamh Corcoran, November 2023
Adam's
Dec. 04, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN oil on board signed lower left h:14 w:10 in. Provenance: Christie's, 3 November 1999, lot 31; Private collection
Whyte's
Dec. 04, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) MARE AND FOAL VI
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) MARE AND FOAL VI oil on canvas signed lower left; titled on reverse h:25 w:35 in. Provenance: RHA, Dublin, 1972; Private collection; Adam's, 22 November 2017, lot 166; Private collection Exhibited: RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin, 1972, catalogue no. 55
Whyte's
Dec. 04, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) SEA HORSES
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) SEA HORSES oil on canvas signed lower left; titled on David Hendriks Gallery label on reverse; also with artist's archival number [P.H. 522] on reverse h:16 w:25 in. Provenance: David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin; Private collection; 'Pictures by Patrick Hennessy RHA & Henry Robertson Craig', Christie's, London, 10 July 1986, lot 1; Private collection; Whyte's, 28 May 2018, lot 76; Private collection Exhibited: 'Patrick Hennessy', David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, 9 November to 2 December (catalogue undated) exhibition no. 4 Contained in original David Hendriks frame.
Whyte's
Nov. 22, 2023
Self Portrait with Sea Shells
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Patrick Hennessy 1915 - 1980 Self-Portrait with Sea Shells signed Hennessy (upper right); titled, dated 1969 and inscribed (on the reverse) oil on canvas unframed: 23 by 36cm.; 9 by 14¼in. framed: 36.5 by 49.5cm.; 14¼ by 19½in. Executed in 1969.
Sotheby's
Nov. 07, 2023
PATRICK HENNESSY RHA (1915 - 1980)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Two Birds. Signed bottom left. Oil on canvas. David Hendrick's Gallery label verso. Framed. Provenance: The Dr. Kevin Moynihan Collection, Macroom, Co. Cork. Approximate Time: 12:25 Lot No: 199
Sheppards
Oct. 02, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) SUMMER EVENING, c.1967
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) SUMMER EVENING, c.1967 oil on canvas signed lower left; titled on Ritchie Hendriks Gallery label on reverse h:30 w:35 in. Provenance: Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin; Private collection
Whyte's
May. 29, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) BOUQUET OF ROSES, c.1964
Est: €3,500 - €4,500
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) BOUQUET OF ROSES, c.1964 oil on canvas signed lower left; with Ritchie Hendriks Gallery label on reverse h:13 w:16 in. Provenance: Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, 1964; Private collection
Whyte's
Mar. 06, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) THE RIVER LEE
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) THE RIVER LEE oil on canvas laid on board signed lower right; titled on David Hendriks Gallery label on reverse h:12.50 w:24.25 in. Provenance: David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin; Private collection
Whyte's
Mar. 06, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) JOYCE
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) JOYCE oil on canvas signed lower left h:24 w:18 in. Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 July 1986, lot 49; Oriel Gallery, Dublin; Private collection, Dublin; Whyte's, 13 June 2001, lot 48; Private collection Exhibited: RHA, Dublin, 1946, catalogue no. 210
Whyte's
Mar. 01, 2023
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Butterfly & Golden Lion, 1980 Oil on canvas, 89 x 64cm (35 x 25½) Signed Provenance: With Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, label verso
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Butterfly & Golden Lion, 1980 Oil on canvas, 89 x 64cm (35 x 25½) Signed Provenance: With Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, label verso
Adam's
Dec. 07, 2022
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Roses Oil on canvas, 60.5 x 50.5 (24 x 20) Provenance: Jorgenson Fine Art, Dublin
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Roses Oil on canvas, 60.5 x 50.5 (24 x 20) Provenance: Jorgenson Fine Art, Dublin
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2022
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Man Made Man and Rose Oil on Canvas, 61 x 45.5cm (24 x 18) Signed (on the airmail envelope, top right) Exhibited: Rosc 71, Irish Imagination 22 October - 29 December 1971, label verso Provenance: With David
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Man Made Man and Rose Oil on Canvas, 61 x 45.5cm (24 x 18) Signed (on the airmail envelope, top right) Exhibited: Rosc 71, Irish Imagination 22 October - 29 December 1971, label verso Provenance: With David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, label verso
Adam's
Sep. 28, 2022
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Interior with Staffordshire Model of Prince Albert on Horseback Oil on canvas, 61 x 45.5cm (24 x 18) Signed
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Interior with Staffordshire Model of Prince Albert on Horseback Oil on canvas, 61 x 45.5cm (24 x 18) Signed
Adam's
Jun. 06, 2022
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) THE CHAMPAGNE BUCKET AND BIRD
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) THE CHAMPAGNE BUCKET AND BIRD oil on canvas signed lower left h:15 w:24.50 in. Provenance: Adam's, 28 September 2011, lot 46; Private collection
Whyte's
Jun. 01, 2022
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Still Life of Flowers with Classical Bust Oil on canvas, 70 x 66.5cm (27½ x 26¼'')
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Still Life of Flowers with Classical Bust Oil on canvas, 70 x 66.5cm (27½ x 26¼'')
Adam's
Jun. 01, 2022
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Old Man on the Street Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 44.5cm (23½ x 17½'')
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Old Man on the Street Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 44.5cm (23½ x 17½'')
Adam's
Mar. 30, 2022
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Still Life with Fruit and Pottery Oil on board 34.5 x 45cm (13½ x 17¾)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Still Life with Fruit and Pottery Oil on board 34.5 x 45cm (13½ x 17¾)
Adam's
Mar. 07, 2022
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) THE KILLARNEY BOY
Est: €12,000 - €15,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) THE KILLARNEY BOY oil on canvas signed lower left; with Guildhall Gallery [Chicago] label on reverse h:25 w:35 in. Provenance: Cottone Auctions, New York, 28 September 2019, lot 79; Private collection The American market was an important platform and lucrative revenue stream for Patrick Hennessy. His relationship with the prestigious Guildhall Galleries on Michigan Boulevard, Chicago began in 1966, however, it was much earlier in his career - towards the end of the 1940s - when he came to the attention of American audiences in a favorable review by Time Magazine of a Manhattan Gallery exhibition showing the work of twelve Irish artists, including Jack B. Yeats and Louis le Brocquy. (1) The following decade Hennessy and his life partner, the artist Henry (Harry) Robertson Craig RHA (1916-1984), played a vital role in the establishment of their friend David Hendrik's gallery at No. 3 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. The gallery opened on 12 April 1956 and provided Hennessy - among many other artists - with financial security owing to annual solo exhibitions and participation in group shows. Opportunities for Hennessy grew in tandem with the gallery's reputation, among them a contract with the distinguished Guildhall Galleries, renowned for their professional work practices, innovative marketing, and the use of superior framers. Although undated, the present work bears the Guildhall Galleries label which places it in the latter half of the 1960s or later. Hennessy's first solo exhibition took place there in 1966, it was a success and the beginning of a mutually beneficial relationship. Testament to the achievements of artist and dealer, by 1975 Hennessy was the subject of a ten-year retrospective with the Guildhall. A small number of Kerry paintings by Patrick Hennessy have appeared at auction, unpopulated scenes in the main, among them Lakes of Killarney formerly the collection of Eoin O'Malley and Una O'Higgins O'Malley. (2) The Killarney Boy, uses a device typical of the artist, placing a figure of a young man in the foreground of a rural setting. The adolescent gazes out from the canvas, a woolen jumper knotted across a white, neatly buttoned shirt. He appears in the landscape without being part of it a recurring theme in Hennessy's oeuvre. The Killarney Boy probably dates to around 1968 based on its similarities with the privately owned Boy and Pony, Killarney of the same year (3). Adelle Hughes February 2022 For further reading see: Hennessy, De Profundis, Ed. Seán Kissane, Dublin: Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2016. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Patrick Hennessy, De Profundis, IMMA, 24 March to 24 July 2016 1. Hennessy, De Profundis, Ed. Seán Kissane, Dublin: Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2016, p.21-22 2. Adams, 12 June 2019, lot 24 3. Hennessy, De Profundis, Ed. Seán Kissane, Dublin: Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2016, p. 74 (full page illustration)
Whyte's
Nov. 29, 2021
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) STILL LIFE WITH ROSE
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) STILL LIFE WITH ROSE oil on board signed lower left h:8 w:10 in.
Whyte's
Nov. 23, 2021
Patrick Hennessy (Irish, 1915-1980) The Encounter
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Patrick Hennessy (Irish, 1915-1980) The Encounter signed 'Hennessy' (lower left) oil on canvas 40.5 x 63.5cm (15 15/16 x 25in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2021
Patrick Hennessy (Irish, 1915-1980) Portrait of George Skeates, Verger
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Patrick Hennessy (Irish, 1915-1980) Portrait of George Skeates, Verger signed 'Hennessy' (lower left) oil on canvas 61 x 50.5cm (24 x 19 7/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 26, 2021
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) The Spanish Christ
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) The Spanish Christ oil on board signed lower left h:37 w:27 cm. Provenance: The Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin (label verso); Private Collection Not an artist to be easily categorised, there is an unique quality to the Realist paintings of Patrick Hennessy, infused as they are with a strong Surrealist sensibility. Combining two of Hennessy's preoccupations, a love of roses and a sense of the limited lifespan of humanity, this small canvas depicts the head of Christ, bearded, suffering and crowned with thorns, alongside a bouquet of pink and red roses. Seen from a high vantage point, Christ's head is depicted close-up, but turning away, as if to reject the transitory beauty of the flowers. The painting is a 'Vanitas', part of a European artistic tradition that seeks to reject the fleeting pleasures of an earthly existence and points the way instead towards a life of spiritual awareness and a sense of the infinite rather than the finite. It is one of Hennessy's more profound paintings, revealing his inner feelings and aspirations. Many of his paintings can be described as 'momento mori' or reminders of death. Apart from the red and pink petals, the painting is characterised by its sombre colouring. In the late 1930's, after studying under James McIntosh Patrick at the art school in Dundee, Hennessy returned to his native Ireland. His first exhibition in Dublin, held in 1939 at the Country Shop, was opened by Mainie Jellett. Hennessy showed regularly in Dublin from 1941 onwards, and also in Scotland, while in later years he had regular exhibitions in Chicago, where his still-lives and flower paintings sold well. While portraits feature in his early career, in later years Hennessy turned more to landscape, and, with his partner Harry Robertson Craig, began to spend winters in North Africa while working in the West of Ireland and in Cork during the summer months. For a number of years they lived in Kinsale, in a house overlooking the sea at Summercove, the dining room of which Craig decorated with murals of trellises and flowers. Peter Murray, September 2021
Morgan O'Driscoll
Jun. 16, 2021
Patrick Hennessy (Irish, 1915-1980) Bound Figure 110 x 77.5 cm. (43 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.) (Executed c. 1938)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Patrick Hennessy (Irish, 1915-1980) Bound Figure signed 'Hennessy' (lower right) pastel on paper laid on board 110 x 77.5 cm. (43 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.) Executed c. 1938 For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 16, 2021
Patrick Hennessy (Irish, 1915-1980) Atlas Beach 63.7 x 89.2 cm. (25 1/8 x 35 1/8 in.) (Painted in 1976)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Patrick Hennessy (Irish, 1915-1980) Atlas Beach signed 'Hennessy' (lower left) oil on canvas 63.7 x 89.2 cm. (25 1/8 x 35 1/8 in.) Painted in 1976 For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 02, 2021
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) - Sunset Cavalcade
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980) Sunset Cavalcade Oil on canvas, 62.5 x 88cm (24½ x 34½) Signed Horses are a common theme in Hennessy's work, appearing in various iterations, often part of larger landscape and figural scenes, such as this seascape example. His finesse and skill as a painter were best exemplified in his depiction of animals, with an incredible eye for detail and anatomical correctness. In this present work, the features of the horses' faces are beautifully rendered, and he focuses our attention on certain details, the tautness of the muscles as they walk, the wind rushing through the white horses' mane. Hennessy was a prolific painter, fusing a photo-realist style with a strange almost surrealist character, depicting figures in isolated landscapes, works with their own hidden internal narrative. The paintings often contained visual codes that signified a clear portrayal of homosexual life, a theme which was largely ignored by the art critics in the 1960s and 70s of conservative catholic Ireland. Ireland in the post-war years, had not experienced the same developments in artistic movements as other European capitals at the time. The RHA denominated the artistic scene in Ireland in the 1940s and while Hennessey was elected an associated of the academy in 1948, it was through independent galleries such as Victor Waddington and Richie Hendriks, in particular, that he achieved significant success and much needed support throughout his career. Portraits of male figures appear predominately in his work, in which he celebrates the friendships and relationships between men. This group or cavalcade, set against the beautiful golden sky, creates a dreamlike atmosphere with the sun slowly setting behind the horizon line and casting a dappled glow across water's surface. Niamh Corcoran, June 2021 Starting Bid: € 3500
Adam's
May. 31, 2021
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) MOUNTAIN TREK
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) MOUNTAIN TREK oil on canvas signed lower left h:25 w:35 in. Provenance: Adam's, 31 May 2006, lot 73; Private collection
Whyte's
May. 31, 2021
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) RUINED HOUSE WITHIN A RURAL LANDSCAPE
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) RUINED HOUSE WITHIN A RURAL LANDSCAPE oil on canvas signed lower right h:11.50 w:15.50 in. Provenance: Adam Partridge, Cheshire, 19 January 2012, lot 685; Private collection An early work thought to date to the 1940s and probably a scene in County Cork.
Whyte's
Dec. 09, 2020
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Roses in a Bedroom Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 56cm (16 x 22'') Signed; signed, inscribed and dated (19)'65 verso Provenance: With Guildhall galleries Ltd. (Chicago), inscribed verso.
Est: €6,000 - €10,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) Roses in a Bedroom Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 56cm (16 x 22'') Signed; signed, inscribed and dated (19)'65 verso Provenance: With Guildhall galleries Ltd. (Chicago), inscribed verso.
Adam's
Dec. 07, 2020
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) MOUNTAIN TREK
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
signed lower left
Whyte's
Oct. 18, 2020
PATRICK HENNESSY PAINTING DISTANT VIEW OF TANGIER
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
HENNESSY, Patrick, (Irish, 1915-1980): ''Distant View of Tangier'', Oil/Canvas, 15'' x 25'', signed lower left, Gildhall Galleries Limited label affixed verso, framed, 24.5'' x 34.25''.
Burchard Galleries Inc
Sep. 02, 2020
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)Sea Wall (1972)Oil on canvas, 38 x 64cm (15 x 25¼'')SignedProvenance: With David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, from whom purchased by Mr. Peter Maguire, November 1972; thence by descent to the current vendor.
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)Sea Wall (1972)Oil on canvas, 38 x 64cm (15 x 25¼'')SignedProvenance: With David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, from whom purchased by Mr. Peter Maguire, November 1972; thence by descent to the current vendor.
Adam's
Sep. 02, 2020
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)Still Life with apples, bowl and pink clothOil on canvas, 62 x 74cm (24½ x 29)Painted with mare in stable versoProvenance: Given directly to owner's father (Professor George Fegan) by artist
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)Still Life with apples, bowl and pink clothOil on canvas, 62 x 74cm (24½ x 29)Painted with mare in stable versoProvenance: Given directly to owner's father (Professor George Fegan) by artist
Adam's
Jul. 26, 2020
Patrick Hennessy - Abandoned Fort, Tangier
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Abandoned fort, Tangier, Patrick Hennessy (1915-1980), signed lower left, oil on canvas, 15 x 21 3/4 inches, Heydenryk frame, 24 3/4 x 31 1/4 inches. Artist's inventory PH 103; previously titled The End of Empire.
Westchester Fine Art
Apr. 05, 2020
Patrick Hennessy - Abandoned Fort, Tangier
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Abandoned fort, Tangier, Patrick Hennessy (1915-1980), signed lower left, oil on canvas, 15 x 21 3/4 inches, Heydenryk frame, 24 3/4 x 31 1/4 inches. Artist's inventory PH 103; previously titled The End of Empire.
Westchester Fine Art
Dec. 02, 2019
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) CONNEMARA LANDSCAPE
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
signed lower left
Whyte's
Dec. 02, 2019
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) FIGURES ON A STAIRCASE, YORK STREET, DUBLIN, 1942
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
signed and dated lower right
Whyte's
Sep. 16, 2019
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) STILL LIFE WITH PINK LILLIES, FRUIT AND BUST
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) STILL LIFE WITH PINK LILLIES, FRUIT AND BUST
Whyte's
Jun. 12, 2019
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)Lakes of KillarneyOil on canvas board, 46 x 35.5cm (18 x 14'')Provenance: Collection of the late Eoin O'Malley and Una O'Higgins O'Malley.
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)Lakes of KillarneyOil on canvas board, 46 x 35.5cm (18 x 14'')Provenance: Collection of the late Eoin O'Malley and Una O'Higgins O'Malley.
Adam's