May 20, 2026 11:00 EST

Important Fine Art

 
  Lot 19
 

19

Louis Le Brocquy

Property from the Collection of Joseph M. Murphy

Irish, 1916-2012
Ming Gold Fish, 1984
Signed, titled, and dated LE BROCQUY 84/ MING/ GOLDFISH on the reverse
Oil on canvas
10 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches (27 x 35 cm)

Provenance:
Taylor Galleries, Dublin

Framed 19 3/4 x 22 7/8 inches

Sold for $12,160
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000

Includes Buyer's Premium


 

Property from the Collection of Joseph M. Murphy

Irish, 1916-2012
Ming Gold Fish, 1984
Signed, titled, and dated LE BROCQUY 84/ MING/ GOLDFISH on the reverse
Oil on canvas
10 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches (27 x 35 cm)

Provenance:
Taylor Galleries, Dublin

Framed 19 3/4 x 22 7/8 inches

Frame is apparently sealed and painting cannot be easily removed for inspection. No apparent issues found during examination. No evidence of cracking, lifting, or staining. Reverse is clean and without any evidence of staining or signs of restoration. No signs of restoration under UV inspection. Overall very good condition.

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Auction: Important Fine Art, May 20, 2026

  • Auction of Important Fine Art on May 20, 2026 Tops $3 Million

  • Scott Kahn's 1983 Point House Entrance Achieves $267,200

  • Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Spanning the Mid-19th through 20th Centuries

  • Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions


NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction of Important Fine Art on May 20, 2026 saw international bidding drive strong results for works spanning the mid-19th through 20th centuries.

Highlighting the sale was Scott Kahn’s 1983 dreamlike landscape, Point House Entrance, from a Maryland Collector, which flew past its estimate of $100,000-150,000 to achieve an impressive $267,200. Kahn (b. 1946) studied Fine Art at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by New York’s Art Students League under Theodoros Stamos, and later, Rutgers University. His enigmatic landscapes blend realism with subtle surrealism, employing precise geometry and carefully calibrated color and spatial relationships to create an illusory sense of depth.

Determined bidders from around the globe drove Home by Zarina Hashmi far over its $50,000-70,000 estimate to realize $114,800. Property from the Estate of Susann Kelly Kurz, the 1981 work in cast paper was acquired by Kurz in the early 1980s. Indian-born Hashmi (1937-2020) created minimalist works on paper that explored themes of home, memory and displacement, shaped by her experience of migration following the Partition of India and her life across multiple countries as the wife of an Indian diplomat. (Read More about Zarina Hashmi)

The auction also delivered outstanding results for works by Ivan Fedorovich Choultsé, Jean Dufy, Auguste Herbin, George Hitchcock, Moise Kisling, André Lhote and Le Pho. among many others.

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