Lot 309 , Pat Rooney (1844-1966), five sketchbooks containing caricature portraits, etc, an early 20C autograph book, various art publications

Pat Rooney (1844-1966), five sketchbooks containing caricature portraits, etc, an early 20C autograph book, various art publications including The Art Treasures of Great Britain (parts 1-6), Dent & Sons Ltd, International Art Past and Present (Div 1-12), Virtue & Co, Modern Etching and Engraving (Vols 1-20, some incomplete), Virtue & Co, a portfolio of bird prints after Basil Ede, a late Victorian sketchbook and a letter of appreciation to Pat Rooney (Q)
Estimate £80-120

Note: Pat Rooney was a prolific artist and for 25 years visited countless RAF stations to draw portraits of servicemen and women in caricature form during WW2 and after.


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Sold for £90