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May Guinness

May Guinness

Irish · 1863–1955 · Painter

May Guinness was an Irish painter, noted as "the first practising artist to introduce a modernist sensibility into Irish art". (Wikipedia)

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  1. WOMAN WITH RED HAIRWhyte's · €34,000≈ $37,505≈ £30,093Sign up to see
  2. SAN MALO FROM ST. SERVANWhyte's · €16,000≈ $18,856≈ £14,495Sign up to see
  3. May Guinness, Feeding Time, Oil and gouache on canvasFeeding TimedeVeres · €12,000≈ $12,542≈ £10,390Sign up to see

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  1. May Guinness, The Entertainer, oil on canvas laid on board
    The Entertainer
    Oil · Canvas
    44 x 24½cm (17.3 x 9.6in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 23
    €1,200≈ $1,398≈ £1,038HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  2. May Guinness, Red Rooftops, oil on canvas
    Red Rooftops
    Oil · Canvas
    37 x 46cm (14.6 x 18.1in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 71
    €2,300≈ $2,679≈ £1,989HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  3. May Guinness, Cubist Female Study, oil on canvas laid on board
    Cubist Female Study
    Oil · Canvas
    25½ x 34cm (10 x 13.4in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 26
    €5,200≈ $5,648≈ £4,448HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  4. May Guinness, Reading in the Garden, oil on canvas board
    Reading in the Garden
    Oil · Canvas
    34½ x 47cm (13.6 x 18.5in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 9
    €2,800≈ $3,039≈ £2,394HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  5. May Guinness, Model in the Studio, oil on paper
    Model in the Studio
    Oil · Paper
    40 x 56cm (15.7 x 22in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 46
    €3,200≈ $3,432≈ £2,741HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  6. May Guinness, Rialto Bridge, Venice, oil on board
    Rialto Bridge, Venice
    Oil · Board
    23½ x 33cm (9.3 x 13in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 152
    €5,800≈ $5,769≈ £4,992HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  7. May Guinness, Feeding Time, Oil and gouache on canvas
    Feeding Time
    Oil · Canvas
    164.4 x 66.7cm
    deVeres · · Lot 8
    €12,000≈ $12,542≈ £10,390HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at deVeres ↗
  8. SAN MALO FROM ST. SERVAN, c.1925
    Oil · Canvas
    25½ x 20in. (64.77 x 50.80cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 46
    €16,000≈ $18,856≈ £14,495HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Whyte's ↗
  9. WOMAN WITH RED HAIR
    Oil · Board
    26 x 20in. (66.04 x 50.80cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 48
    €34,000≈ $37,505≈ £30,093HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
  10. STILL LIFE WITH GREEN BOTTLE
    Oil · Canvas
    25 x 20in. (63½ x 50.80cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 44
    €6,000≈ $6,587≈ £4,260HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗

May Guinness paintings (14)May Guinness oil paintings (14)May Guinness works on paper (17)May Guinness watercolors (8)May Guinness pastels (8)

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