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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:
‘Human Images, Early and Recent Works on Paper’, 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 Brocquy’s work in the medium of
watercolour.The show traced his development from the “spare, spectral
Presences
of the 1950s and 1960s to the psychological archaeology of his
Heads
created 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 artist’s archival number (W1428).
€
10,000-
€
15,000 (£8,550-£12,820 approx.)
