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Charles Brady HRHA (1926-1997)
PINK PENCIL, 1974
oil on paper laid on canvas
signed and dated upper right; with Dawson
Gallery framing label on reverse
14 by 10in. (35.56 by 25.40cm)
€
1,500-
€
2,000 (£1,200-£1,600 approx)
The Lambert Puppet Theatre was
established in 1972 by its director Eugene
Lambert (1928-2010). Located in
Monkstown, County Dublin, it is the only
purpose built puppet theatre in Ireland.
With the rise of television in 1960s the
Lambert Puppet Theatre became a fixture
in Irish broadcasting with their very first
show Carta Húdaí which aired in 1962 for
which Mai Lambert made the costumes
and their ten children acted as puppeteers.
The Lamberts continued to produce
shows such as Murphy agus a Chairde
1963-1968, Wanderly Wagon 1968-1982
and Bosco 1978-1987. Eugene and Mai
Lambert were keen art collectors,
expressing particular interest in works
which relate to entertainment such as lot
177 by Brian Bourke and lot 183 by Harry
Kernoff, and puppetry images, lots 190-194
Provenance of Lots 175-194:
Collection of Eugene and Mai Lambert.
WHYTES
SINCE 1783
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