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 115 James MacIntyre RUA ( - ) MISTY MORNING SLEMISH signed lower right and titled on reverse oil on board 46 x 57cm (18.11 x 22.44in) Provenance: Private Collection Slemish mountain looks volcanic, and it is in fact a volcano, luckily extinct. It was Saint Patrick’s first experience of Ireland. Having been brought there as a slave, he spent six years on its slopes as a shepherd, and in the tough, isolated conditions he turned to prayer for solace, and eventually escaped. MacIntyre has a modern-day shepherd stand in for the Saint in a charming spring landscape. €3,000-5,000 (£2,608-4,347)