Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 30th April 2018 at 6pm

I RISH & I NTERNATIONAL A RT A UCTION M ONDAY 30 TH A PRIL 2018 AT 6.00 PM 37 Harry Aaron Kernoff RHA ( - ) howTh hArbour, eVening signed and titled on reverse oil on board 30.25 x 40.5cm (11.91 x 15.94in) Provenance: Private Collection As a teenage apprentice to his cabinetmaker father, Kernoff was repeatedly rebuked for his ‘creativity’ - he had a habit of drawing pictures on the underside of furniture. Night-school art classes set him on the right track. In 1935 he could add the letters RHA to his name. In 1939 he represented Ireland at the New York World’s Fair and in 1942 the Irish Times said of him “Mr Harry Kernoff RHA has probably a quicker eye for the pictorial possibility of the things he sees than almost any other of our artists.” Here we have him in poetic mood, capturing the tranquillity of Howth Harbour at dusk. €2,000-4,000 (£1,739-3,478)