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Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
THE TÁIN - PORTFOLIO No. 2, 1969 (SET OF TWELVE)
lithographic brush drawings (12); each no. 24 from an edition of 70
each signed, inscribed, dated and numbered in pencil in the margin lower right
21_ x 14_in. (53.98 x 37.47cm)
Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in an edition of seventy plus one artist’s proof, these lithographic brush
drawings illustrate the epic Ulster cycle of heroic tales. The complete set of this seminal series comprises three portfolios,
of which this is the second in the series. Included in this portfolio: Noisiu, Naked Woman, Cúchulainn Displayed, The
Boy Cúchulainn Armed, Swordsman, The Boy Cúchulainn, Horseman, Medb Relieving Herself, Macha Pleading, Fedelm,
Chariots and Army Massing. Presented in its original black clamshell case with title pages, preliminaries and black
interleaves. A rare and highly desirable set.
€ 12,000.00- € 15,000.00 (£8,960-£11,190 approx.)
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