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With the increase in the threat of Coronavirus (Covid-19), please be assured that Herman & Wilkinson is prioritising the safety of everyone who works with us. We have already taken proactive steps to face the challenge by carefully monitoring government…

Around the globe, people go crazy for Chinese art due to its ancient material culture but many fail to identify the authenticity. When it comes to the collection of Chinese antiques especially Porcelain, the first question that arises is of…

Castledaly This property was in the possession of the Blake family from the late 16th Century and was known as Corbally House. In 1786 Wilson refers to the house as the seat of Mr. Blake. When Peter Daly acquired it…

Nora McGuinness was born in 1903 in Derry, she studied at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, and later in Paris under the Cubist, André Lhote (1885 – 1962). Even with her family not approving of her choice to study…

Brian Quinn was born in Dublin in 1947. He first exhibited at the age of 17, in the Hellfire Club Studios, this was quickly followed by a second solo exhibition where he came to the notice of Sean Keating, who…

HARRIET KIRKWOOD (1880-1953)   Born Grace Harriet Jameson in Sutton Co. Dublin, Harriet Kirkwood was a prolific artist who was at the forefront of the Modern Art scene in Ireland. Between 1908-1909 Kirkwood attended the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art,…

EDWARD AUGUSTINE MCGUIRE(1901-1992) 'Ecce Homo', oil on canvas, signed, with Exhibition of Living Art 1950 Label verso, 60 x 50 cm Exhibited: Exhibition of Living Art 1950, Catalogue Number 17. € 2000 – 3000 Edward Augustine McGuire was an artist,…

HARRY KERNOFF RHA (1900-1974)   Harry Aaron Kernoff was born in London, but moved to Dublin with his family in 1914. Kernoff began his artistic studies by attending night classes at the Dublin Metropolitian School of Art under the guidance…