Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 29th April 2019

I rish & I nternational A rt M onday 29 th A pril 2019 at 6.00 pm 155 139 James MacIntyre RUA (1926-2015) Herding them Home signed lower left oil on board 30 x 44cm (12 x 17.25in) Provenance: Private Collection €2,000-€3,000 ($2,247-$3,370) (£1,694-£2,542) James MacIntyre’s paintings of rural life and landscape are direct, richly detailed and informed by vivid memories of his child- hood (he was born in Coleraine). He aimed for a kind of innocence of vision, regarding style as something that might get in the way of describing how things were. Which is not to say that he lacked conventional artistic skill: his technique is flawless, his feeling for composition and structure quite clear.