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

166 150 Moyra Barry RHA (1886-1960) Flower Piece signed lower left oil on canvas 46 x 36cm (18 x 14.25in) Provenance: Gorry Gallery, Dublin; Private Collection €600-900 (£530-796) Dublin born flower and landscape painter Barry studied in the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) in 1908-9 before attending the Slade School of Fine Art between 1911 and 1914. She was a regular exhibitor in the RHA from 1908-52 as well as the Dublin Sketching Club, Watercolour Society of Ireland, Dublin Painters and the Oireachtas. A retrospective exhibition of her work was held in the Gorry Gallery in 1982 where her self-portrait was purchased by the National Gallery of Ireland.