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10 Maria Simonds-Gooding (b.1939) SHEEP OF INISICILEAIN II AND III (APAIR) both signed in pencil in the margin lower right; titled andnumbered lower centre and lower left, respectively inscribed withtitle and artist's address [Sandycove Avenue, West Co. Dublin] onreverse etching with aquatint (the first, no. 25 from an edition of 35; thesecond no. 16 from 65) 20 by 25cm., 7.75 by 9.75in. Dimensions of second title 7.75 by 9.75in. Framed uniformly at theDawson Gallery, Dublin. Iniscileain is one of a cluster of rockislets comprising the Blasket Islands off the coast of Kerry. €300-500

Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957) DESIGN FOR A CHRISTMAS CARD, EARLY1950s signed [from Jack B. Yeats] upper left;inscribed [To wish you a very Happy Christmas] in the lowermargin. ink on paper 10 by 18cm., 3.75 by 7in. For similar examples, see Pyle, 'The DifferentWorlds of Jack B. Yeats, His Cartoons and Illustrations', p.294.Photocopy affixed on reverse showing small illustration, artist'saddress [18 Fitzwilliam Sq., Dublin] and his instructions to "photoengraver"

Kenneth Webb RWA FRSA RUA (b.1927) WILD GARDEN, BALLINABOY, GALWAY signed lower right oil on canvas 30.48 by 22.86cm., 12 by 9in. Colour and nature are dominant features of Kenneth Webb�s painting with the West of Ireland marrying these characteristics of the artist�s expression and forming a crucial part of his vocabulary since he first arrived in Galway over fifty years ago. His garden in Connemara is a recurring source of inspiration for him, whether he focuses on its wild flowers, waterlilies, rock pools or turf banks.Born in London, Kenneth Webb began his artistic career in the UK with a Slade Scholarship. He exhibited for the first time with the Royal Academy in 1949 and continued to pursue his studies in design that year in Gloucester College. In 1953 he relocated to Belfast and was appointed Head of The Painting School at the Ulster College of Art where his part-time assistants included Tom Carr, John Luke and Colin Middleton. During his 6 years in this position Webb had a solo show care of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, founded the Irish School of Landscape Painting and was elected to the Royal Society of Arts. An array of solo exhibitions took place in subsequent years in Dublin and Belfast as well as in the UK, Europe and the US and Canada. In the 1970s Webb opened his studio in Ballinaboy, near Clifden and began exhibiting regularly with Kenny�s in Galway. A 1990s retrospective show was held with Kenny�s and the artist has been the subject of film documentaries and texts exploring his life and works to date. 2006 marked the artist�s 80th birthday and his 18th solo show in Kennys since 1963.To coincide with the Olympic celebrations in London, Webb�s UK agent W.H. Patterson�s, with whom he has a thirty year relationship, will host an exhibition of his current work and highlights from previous years. It will launch on 17 July and run until end August 2012 after which point the exhibits will travel to Hong Kong to be show cased there. We are grateful to the artist for his kind assistance in cataloguing these lots.

Description: Patrick Scott HRHA (b.1921) MP 15, 2006 gold and palladium leaf on linen signed, titled and dated on reverse; with Taylor Gallery exhibition card on reverse 48 by 32in., 122 by 81cm. Taylor Galleries, Dublin; The Collection of Liam O````Keeffe-Ayudhkij ````Patrick Scott Meditations Paintings````, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, 9 May to 3 June, 2006, (illustrated in exhibition catalogue)Whyte````s are delighted to... More Patrick Scott HRHA (b.1921) MP 15, 2006 gold and palladium leaf on linen signed, titled and dated on reverse; with Taylor Gallery exhibition card on reverse 48 by 32in., 122 by 81cm. Taylor Galleries, Dublin; The Collection of Liam O````Keeffe-Ayudhkij ````Patrick Scott Meditations Paintings````, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, 9 May to 3 June, 2006, (illustrated in exhibition catalogue) Whyte````s are delighted to present a selection from the Collection of Liam O````Keefe-Ayudhkij this autumn. Liam O````Keefe-Ayudhkij, who was born in Dublin in 1945, relocated to Thailand at the age of eighteen and is renowned in both the country of his birth and in South East Asia for his contribution to business, arts and charitable organisations in Thailand. O````Keefe-Ayudhkij was a keen art collector and built up lasting friendships with Irish artists such as Patrick Scott. The meditative quality of Scott````s oeuvre appears to have connected with him and his collection of early Scott canvases offered in this sale is testament to this. In Thailand O````Keefe-Ayudhkij````s love of art manifested itself in his support of Asian artists, the setting up of ````Liam````s Gallery```` in Pattaya and a book written by him on Thai art. He was also director of the Phya Thai Palace Restoration Committee. After traveling Thailand from 1963 he settled in Bangkok where a surge in the local property market in the 1970s opened up employment opportunities particularly in the property care services industry. In 1989 he led the management buyout of the company he worked for and formed his own business, which he grew from the mid 1990s. By 2007 the company was employing 23,000 people. As an Irish expatriate O````Keefe-Ayudhkij was invited in 2009 to the Global Irish Economic Forum in Farmleigh. He was also a founder and director of the Irish Thai Chamber of Commerce and a past president of the Bangkok St. Patrick````s Society among other accolades. Outside of the business arena O````Keefe was a true philanthropist and committed to many charitable organisations including Support the Children Foundation and the Bangkok Nursing Home Hospital. His obituary in the Irish Times this year noted, “He will be remembered for his business acumen, charity work, love of art and boundless enthusiasm.” Estimate: €5,000 - €7,000

Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) Description: DESIGN FOR A CHRISTMAS CARD, EARLY 1950s signed [from Jack B. Yeats] upper left; inscribed [To wish you a very Happy Christmas] in the lower margin. Notes: For similar examples, see Pyle, 'The Different Worlds of Jack B. Yeats, His Cartoons and Illustrations', p.294. Photocopy affixed on reverse showing small illustration, artist's address [18 Fitzwilliam Sq., Dublin] and his instructions to "photo engraver" 10 by 18cm., 3.75 by 7in. ink on paper