Whyte's IMPORTANT IRISH ART 6 MARCH 2023 AT 6PM

133 IMPORTANT IRISH ART · 6 MARCH 2023 AT 6PM 107 Rory Breslin (b.1963) THE FEBRUARY MASK bronze; (no. 1 from an edition of 3) signed and numbered at side 35 by 16in. (88.9 by 40.6cm) Two pheasants peer out from each others wings that envelope the whole of the work like a monk’s hood, an intimation of winter’s lingering cold hold. Connected above by the star-like leaves is the Narrow Leaf Plantain or Slánlus said to prevent blood poisoning and encourage healing in a fresh cut. The long feathered symmetrical crescents are broken slightly by the leaves of Cats Ear on either side. The countenance of this piece seems to be stubborn and slightly obdurate, further underlining the long duration of the winter span. Under the over-hanging wings from the forehead down, the tenacious harbingers of Spring emerge. In a nutshell, Hazel Catkins in subtle shadow, the reputed sting balming Water Dock leaves that unroll and drop down from either side of eye. On chin and cheekbones, Margherita’s daisies, as dictated by Goethe, arc the lower part of the face. And finally the Jenny, Lysimachia nummularia, creeping from either side of the lower tail feathers. €4,000-€6,000 (£3,540-£5,310 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot107