With the record for a painting by an Irish artist now standing at $83 million, 
following the Sotheby's sale of Triptych by Francis Bacon (May, 2008), the 
reputation of Irish Artists  is now riding high, although recent auctions 
show that demand is limited to rarer works by established names. To keep up 
to date with art in Ireland, visit Irish Art News .
 
If your interest lies in the 'plastic' arts, read all about the most famous Irish 
sculptors from the 19th and 20th century, by visiting Irish Sculpture  Review. 
There are tons more articles on fine art painting, (figurative and abstract) as well 
as contemporary art forms like installation, video and public art.
 
You can also see thousands of beautiful artworks representing the Renaissance, 
Baroque, Neo-Classicism, Impressionism and Expressionism art movements from 
Old Masters and famous painters from all over the world, as well as ancient art 
from prehistory, Greece and Rome.