Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 21st October 2019

I rish & I nternational A rt M onday 21 st O ctober 2019 at 6.00 pm 153 133 Charles J. McAuley RUA ARSA (1910-1999) Everyone Helps at the Turf (1983) signed lower left and dated 1983 oil on canvas 51 x 76.5cm (20x 30in) Provenance: Private Collection €2,500-3,500 (£2,212-3,097) Charles McAuley was born in 1910, in Gruig, Glenann, County Antrim, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. Despite being from a small rural village, McAuley pursued painting from an early age, in an area where farming was one of the main sources of life and income. Early in his life he was spotted by James H. Craig at a local Glens Feis who encouraged him and inspired his early work. His paintings depicted the rivers, mountains, seascapes and rural life that surrounded him. Many of his works are in private collections. There are several of his paintings in public collections such as Ulster Museum and Queens University Belfast.