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FERGUS O'RYAN RHA (1911 - 1989)
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Description
Title: Mending the Nets
Medium: Oil on Canvas Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Provenance: Private Collection
Framed
Lot Description:
An oil on canvas by Irish artist Fergus O’Ryan, portraying fishermen at work in a sunlit Mediterranean harbour, meticulously repairing large brown fishing nets. The composition is set within a whitewashed courtyard of cubiform buildings, punctuated by blue shutters and open doorways, with an archway framing a glimpse of moored boats beyond. Executed with O’Ryan’s dynamic brushwork and lively use of colour, the scene captures the rhythm and labour of maritime life. Signed lower right. Presented in a broad gilt-edged frame with a linen and black inner slip. Image: 63 x 75 cm. (approx)
Framed: 92 x 105 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:44:10
Biography
FERGUS O'RYAN RHA (1911 - 1989)
Born in Limerick in 1911, Fergus O’Ryan pursued his artistic training first at the Limerick School of Art under Richard Butcher and later at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. His work is particularly associated with depictions of the Irish countryside as well as urban and industrial landscapes.
Alongside his painting career, O’Ryan worked professionally as a designer and commercial artist with McEvoy’s Advertising Services in Dublin. He also contributed to stage and cinema through set and poster design. As an educator, he taught at the National College of Art, and his creative output included illustrations for Patricia Lynch’s Tales of Irish Enchantment and the design of a postage stamp celebrating An Tóstal, Ireland’s cultural festival.
O’Ryan regularly exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy—becoming a member in 1960—as well as at the Victor Waddington Galleries and the Watercolour Society of Ireland. His achievements were recognised with the Douglas Hyde Gold Medal at the 1956 Oireachtas Exhibition. In tribute to his legacy, the Fergus O’Ryan RHA Memorial Award was established in 1993.
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Title: Mending the Nets
Medium: Oil on Canvas Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Provenance: Private Collection
Framed
Lot Description:
An oil on canvas by Irish artist Fergus O’Ryan, portraying fishermen at work in a sunlit Mediterranean harbour, meticulously repairing large brown fishing nets. The composition is set within a whitewashed courtyard of cubiform buildings, punctuated by blue shutters and open doorways, with an archway framing a glimpse of moored boats beyond. Executed with O’Ryan’s dynamic brushwork and lively use of colour, the scene captures the rhythm and labour of maritime life. Signed lower right. Presented in a broad gilt-edged frame with a linen and black inner slip. Image: 63 x 75 cm. (approx)
Framed: 92 x 105 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:44:10
Biography
FERGUS O'RYAN RHA (1911 - 1989)
Born in Limerick in 1911, Fergus O’Ryan pursued his artistic training first at the Limerick School of Art under Richard Butcher and later at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. His work is particularly associated with depictions of the Irish countryside as well as urban and industrial landscapes.
Alongside his painting career, O’Ryan worked professionally as a designer and commercial artist with McEvoy’s Advertising Services in Dublin. He also contributed to stage and cinema through set and poster design. As an educator, he taught at the National College of Art, and his creative output included illustrations for Patricia Lynch’s Tales of Irish Enchantment and the design of a postage stamp celebrating An Tóstal, Ireland’s cultural festival.
O’Ryan regularly exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy—becoming a member in 1960—as well as at the Victor Waddington Galleries and the Watercolour Society of Ireland. His achievements were recognised with the Douglas Hyde Gold Medal at the 1956 Oireachtas Exhibition. In tribute to his legacy, the Fergus O’Ryan RHA Memorial Award was established in 1993.
IMPORTANT IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 16th September
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Durrow
Co. Laois
R32 FN88
Ireland
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Sheppard’s are pleased to present this auction of Important Irish Art. The sale includes major works of art by Daniel O’Neill, Willliam Ashford, Frank McKelvey, Grace Henry, Sean Keating, Sean McSweeney, James Humbert Craig, Sir William Orpen, Gerard Dillon, Augustus Burke, Harry Kernoff, Paul Sandby, John Henry Foley, Peter Curling, Graham Knuttel, Donald Teskey, Jean Dufy, John Behan, Rory Breslin, Siobhan Bulfin and many more.
