A painting from a highly-acclaimed portrait series by Louis le Brocquy is expected to fetch the highest price at a major sale of post-war Irish art which goes on display today.

Study of a Head from Memory is estimated to reach up to €74,000 at the Sotheby’s inaugural auction of contemporary Irish works, art dealers believe.

The image is from a well-known group of spectral portraits by one of the country’s foremost 20th century artists, who celebrates his 90th birthday this year.

It goes on display along with other paintings by established and emerging artists at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin, which will open to the public tomorrow and Wednesday.

The auction is at Sotheby’s rooms in London’s New Bond Street on October 24.

Posted: 10|8|06 at 3:57 pm. Filed under: Auction News.