WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART MONDAY 31 MAY 2021 AT 6PM

147 IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART MONDAY 31 MAY 2021 AT 6PM 115 Rory Breslin (b.1963) MASK OF THE SLANEY bronze; (artist’s proof ) signed and inscribed [A/P] 24 by 16.50 by 6in. (61 by 41.9 by 15.2cm) Frame Dimensions: Excellent condition. Dimensions of base: 9.75 by 9.75 by 9.75in. Oysters, scallops, whelks, clams and a huge crab adorn the crown and the sides of The Mask of the Slaney indicative of the abundance of shellfish in Wexford harbour. Besides the crustaceans, ears of corn and other vegetation narrate a river, which for a great part of its length has been notable for its corn crops. The lively and undulating waves of the hair of the beard suggest a river of rapid flow. With its course roughly parallel to those of the Barrow and the Nore, the Slaney rises under Lugnaquilla and flows through Bunclody and Enniscorthy eventually flowing vigorously through the narrow gorge at Ferrycarrig. The Mask of the Slaney is a larger than life-size adaptation of Edward Smyth’s River-God keystone depiction on the Western facade of Dublin’s Customs House. Vigorously modelled, the face reveals an interesting fusion of baroque energy and classical control. €6,000-€8,000 (£5,220-£6,960 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot115