Francis Bacon

Sale prices for Julian Friers and Patrick Pye works far exceed auctioneer’s estimations

Up to half a million British people are becoming Irish citizens. They help us to recognise our own past

Bluebeard’s Last Wife sold to Brian Clarke for €165,000 – double its lower estimate

For a second Easter, Covid finds us with frayed nerves and weariness

First sales of the year can be a good time to find value in auction houses

A new biography sheds new light on the enigma that is Francis Bacon

Superb paintings by Walter Osborne, Paul Henry and Jack B Yeats included in four sales

Auction will be first Irish sale to offer a body of work by bohemian artist Reginald Gray

. . . autumn

A Sunny Day, Connemara is regarded as one of the artist’s most iconic West of Ireland scenes

London sale includes 12 works offered directly from the Yeats family

Gerry Dalton, originally from Athlone, quietly built a fantastical world of figurines, models, statues and art

Feast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual art

Auction rooms are opening again, but bids will continue online for now

Galleries and museums set to open alongside hairdressers in Government’s plans

Those of us disappointed at the lack of a total ban must admit there is some good news