Louis le Brocquy

Louis le Brocquy

Irish · 1916–2012 · Painter, Sculptor

Louis le Brocquy HRHA was an Irish painter born in Dublin to Albert and Sybil le Brocquy. Louis' sister is the sculptor Melanie Le Brocquy. His work received many accolades in… (Wikipedia)

€680,000≈ $925,140≈ £464,241Sign uprecord priceA FAMILYWhyte's1,199auction results2000–2026years recorded86%sold (1,033)$2.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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$1.6kSign up free to see Sep 2026, Gormley's Art Auctions
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$925kSign up free to see 2007, Whyte's

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  1. A FAMILYWhyte's · €680,000≈ $925,140≈ £464,241Sign up to see
  2. THE TÁIN COLLECTIONWhyte's · €245,000≈ $312,375≈ £197,843Sign up to see
  3. IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETTWhyte's · €180,000≈ $236,646≈ £121,725Sign up to see

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  1. THE TÁIN. THE INFANT CÚCHULAINN, 1969
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 70
    15 x 21¼in. (38.10 x 53.98cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 76
    €2,300≈ $2,435≈ £1,962HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
  2. THE TÁIN. FERDIA DEAD, 1969
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 70
    15 x 21¼in. (38.10 x 53.98cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 77
    €1,500≈ $1,588≈ £1,279HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
  3. Flight by Louis le Brocquy, c.1954, hand-printed Irish linen, sold Jan 2017
    Flight, c.1954
    Print (other) · Linen
    69 x 119cm (27 x 46in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 17
    €2,800≈ $3,000≈ £2,412HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  4. Human Image VI by Louis le Brocquy, silkscreen print on velin d'Arches paper: number 50 from an edition of 75, sold Jan 2017
    Human Image VI
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. edition of 75
    86 x 63cm (34 x 25in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 37
    €1,700≈ $1,822≈ £1,465HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  5. Torso by Louis le Brocquy, oil on canvas, sold Jan 2017
    Torso
    Oil · Canvas
    11 1/2" H x 9 3/4" W
    Case Antiques · · Lot 395
    $16,520≈ £13,455≈ €15,538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,400–3,400View at Case Antiques ↗
  6. Study Towards an Image of William Shakespeare Opus W645 by Louis le Brocquy, 1982, watercolour, sold Dec 2016
    Study Towards an Image of William Shakespeare Opus W645, 1982
    Watercolor
    61 x 46cm (24 x 18in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 53
    €26,000≈ $27,825≈ £21,884HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  7. Cuchulainn Mounting into his Chariot by Louis le Brocquy, 1969, limited edition lithograph signed & numbered 5/70, sold Dec 2016
    Cuchulainn Mounting into his Chariot, 1969
    Lithograph · ed. 5/70
    38 x 54cm (15 x 21in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 75
    €2,600≈ $2,783≈ £2,188HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  8. CHILDREN IN A WOOD III, 1991
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. edition of 75
    19½ x 25½in. (49.53 x 64.77cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 133
    €1,900≈ $2,012≈ £1,621HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
  9. SCENE NEAR LUCAN, 1949
    Lithograph · ed. AP
    4½ x 8½in. (11.43 x 21.59cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 58
    €2,000≈ $2,118≈ £1,706HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
  10. LOVE DUET, FROM THE PLAY GOD'S GENTRY BY DONAGH MACDONAGH, 1951
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 525
    14½ x 10½in. (36.83 x 26.67cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 59
    €950≈ $1,006≈ £810HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗

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About Louis le Brocquy

Louis le Brocquy HRHA was an Irish painter born in Dublin to Albert and Sybil le Brocquy. Louis' sister is the sculptor Melanie Le Brocquy. His work received many accolades in a career that spanned some seventy years of creative practice. In 1956, he represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale, winning the Premio Acquisito Internationale with A Family, subsequently included in the historic exhibition Fifty Years of Modern Art Brussels, World Fair 1958. The same year he married the Irish painter Anne Madden and left London to work in the French Midi.

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