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Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
THE TÁIN. SWORDSMAN, 1969
lithographic brush drawing (no. 38 from an edition of 70)
signed, numbered and dated lower right; with Peppercanister Gallery label on
reverse
21 by 14.75in. (53.34 by 37.47cm)
Provenance:
Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin;
Private collection
Printed by Frank O’Reilly, Dublin as part of The Táin Portfolio, which contained
diferent prints or “lithographic brush drawings”, illustrating the epic Ulster cycle
of heroic tales. No. 17 in the series from Portfolio 2.
€1,000-€1,500 (£819-£1,229 approx).
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Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003)
ST. CANICE’S, KILKENNY, 1974
ink and oil pastel
signed with initials twice lower left, with title lower left and lower right; dated
[August ‘74] lower left
15.75 by 11.50in. (40.01 by 29.21cm)
€800-€1,000 (£655-£819 approx).
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Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
EIGHT PORTRAITS IN WORDS AND WATERCOLOUR, 1990
off-set lithograph print (no. 0091 from an edition of 1000)
signed and numbered on the colophon
10.50 by 9in. (26.67 by 22.86cm)
Commissioned by Marie Donnelly on behalf of the Irish Hospice Foundation. Each
print is loosely inserted in a glassine sleeve on which is printed a written profle of
the sitter. The 8 Irish art collectors featured in the set include; Dermot Desmond,
Vincent Ferguson, Charles Haughey, Paul McGuinness, Martin Naughton, Vincent
O’Brien, Tony O’Reilly and Michael Smurft. The entire set is presented in a folding
case of black linen and papered boards with a matching slipcase. A very fne
production.
€800-€1,000 (£655-£819 approx).
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