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In fact, what is on display inside its 5ft x 4ft frame is a post Carnival scene in Venice, where, in a moonlit courtyard after the ball, masked and costumed aristocrats are preparing for a night of assignations with a woman.įirst established in 1296, to placate the peasants and to allow a time of debauchery to balance the forthcoming austerity of lent, Carnival allowed princes and paupers to mix under the veil of masks and costume, with religion, sex and social status concealed. Though first described as “bits of fun” and drawing the crowds, it may have been its size that first caught the attention of reviewers. It was the centrepiece of so-called British Art in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie International Exhibition and remained in the US until its current repatriation, according to art historian Professor Kenneth McConkey. In contrast to the death and decay that surrounded him capturing the anguish and agony of the first World War, the theme of this painting was lost on its viewers when it was first exhibited. The sale, which is online only with viewings daily at the gallery on Kildare Street in Dublin, is currently open and ends Tuesday, November 23rd.įor the cover Rory Guthrie, director of the house, has chosen After the Ball by one of the greatest war artists, Sir William Orpen. De Vere’s catalogue for its November art sale certainly lives up to its title of Outstanding Irish Art.įour Paul Henrys, a William Orpen and Roderic O’Conor worthy of museum status and a Jack B Yeats with links to his brother WB’s poem The Stolen Child, are just some of the highlights among the 83 lots.