Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART November 16th 2022

69 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 228. Maurice MacGonigal, PRHA (1900-1979) “The Lady by the Sea,”O.O.B., depicting an attractive young Lady wearing head scarf, blue cardigan, red skirt and hob nail boots, leaning against a turf shovel standing by the pier with sea behind and currachs and mountains in the distance, Signed ‘Mac Congail,” lower right, approx. 39cms x 30cms (15” x 12”) in silver frame. (1) Note: The same Lady in the above painting appears in MacGonigal’s work “Cois na Farraige 1 by the Sea” illustrated by the courtesy of Mrs. James Ryan in Victor Waddingtons “Twelve Irish Artists”. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of An t’Athair Eric Mac Fhinn (1895-1987) of Galway, Patron of the Arts & Noted Scholar. €3000 - €4000 Illus. from Twelve Irish Painters edited by Thomas Bodkin published by Victor Waddington)