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

40 Andrew Nicholl RHA ( - ) fingAl’s CAVe, isle of sTAffA, sCoTlAnD signed lower left watercolour 60 x 46cm (23.62 x 18.11in) Provenance: Private Collection Nicoll is best known for his exquisite watercolour depictions of flowers, but his horizons expanded beyond the wildflower meadows of Ireland. For a time, he taught landscape drawing, painting and design at the Columbo Academy in Sri Lanka. He illustrated a book, Ceylon, Physical, Historical and Topographical, and captured many an exotic location en route to the island. The Giant’s Causeway in Co Antrim and the Inner Hebrides of Scotland were favourite haunts, and the subject of a series of watercolours. When Queen Victoria bought several of his works his success was secured. €2,500-3,500 (£2,173-3,043)