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Paul Henry
KEEL VILLAGE,
oil on canvas
signed lower le
18 by 20in. (45.
Provenance:
Private collecti
Adam’s, 28 May
Whence purcha
Exhibited:
‘Paintings by M
Russell (AE), Lei
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Dr SB Kennedy
February 2013
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50,000-
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WHYTES
SINCE 1783
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Lot 79
Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
BEING (W1428), 1998
watercolour signed and dated in pencil lower right; with Taylor Gallery exhibition label on
reverse 23.50 by 17.50in. (59.69 by 44.45cm)
Provenance: Taylor Gallery, Dublin; Where purchased by the present owner WHYTES
SINCE 1783 ,
Exhibited: ʻHuman Images, Early and Recent Works on Paperʼ, Taylor Galleries, Dublin,
10 December 1998 to 16 January 1999
The present work formed part of the first exhibition in Ireland dedicated exclusively to the
celebration of le Brocquyʼs work in the medium of watercolour.The show traced his
development from the “spare, spectral Presencesof the 1950s and 1960s to the
psychological archaeology of his Headscreated in the 1970s and 1980s, culminating with
the current series of Beings.” (Taylor Galleries, October 1998, introduction to
catalogue).The present example belongs to the “recent work” category and is listed within
the extensive exhibition catalogue under the artistʼs archival number (W1428).
€10,000-€15,000 (£8,550-£12,820 approx.)
