WHYTE'S IMPORTANT IRISH ART MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2018 AT 6PM

IMPORTANT IRISH ART · 26 November 2018 AT 6PM 92 Rory Breslin (b.1963) MASK OF THE BANN bronze; (no. 1 from an edition of 3) signed at top 35 by 16in. (88.9 by 40.6cm) Lots 91 & 92 by Rory Breslin are the penultimate offering of first edition examples from his series on the river masks. The entire series of masks has been cast in an edition of 3 only. Lots 92 & 91 by Rory Breslin are the penultimate offering of first edition examples from his series on the river masks. The entire series of masks has been cast in an edition of 3 only. The Mask of the Bann, the most jovial of all the River-God series is an adaptation of Edward Smyth’s Custom House keystone situated at the eastern end of the north-facade of the building. The moustache and beard hair droop in silky folds. A turban of linen-like folds envelope the head and it is crowned by what looks like flax. Redolent of the Bann’s well-known fresh water pearl fisheries, two loops of pearls are draped across the turban while beneath it clusters of flax seed pods frame the temples, cheeks and the engaging visage. The Bann’s basin was famous for the growing of flax and the weaving of linen and all the iconography that adorns the mask is evocative the industry. €8,000-€ 12,000 (£7,080-£10,620 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 92