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)

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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. HAND, 1971
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. edition of 70
    15¾ x 13¼in. (40.01 x 33.66cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 54
    €2,800≈ $3,261≈ £2,458HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,800View at Whyte's ↗
  2. HUMAN IMAGE I, 1998
    Multiple · ed. edition of 75
    24 x 19in. (60.96 x 48.26cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 55
    €1,850≈ $2,155≈ £1,624HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
  3. Nelson Mandela by Louis le Brocquy, Lithograph Edition of 100, sold Nov 2025
    Nelson Mandela
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 100
    H 70.5cm x W 59.5cm
    Gormley's Art Auctions · · Lot 19
  4. Image of Picasso by Louis le Brocquy, This edition of lithographs of Picasso were produced on the occasion of the exhibition 'Louis le Brocquy, Images, 1975-1, sold Nov 2025
    Image of Picasso
    Lithograph · Paper
    H 69cm x W 51cm Dated: 1989
    Gormley's Art Auctions · · Lot 20
  5. Madonna And Child by Louis le Brocquy, Oil on board, sold Nov 2025
    Madonna And Child
    Oil · Board
    40.7 x 50.8cm
    deVeres · · Lot 29
    €30,000≈ $34,653≈ £26,364HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–50,000View at deVeres ↗
  6. Painting Figure by Louis le Brocquy, Oil on canvas, sold Nov 2025
    Painting Figure
    Oil · Canvas
    162.5 x 129.5cm
    deVeres · · Lot 30
    €32,000≈ $36,963≈ £28,122HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–50,000View at deVeres ↗
  7. Study Of James Joyce by Louis le Brocquy, Watercolour, sold Nov 2025
    Study Of James Joyce
    Watercolor
    61 x 46cm
    deVeres · · Lot 31
    €8,500≈ $9,818≈ £7,470HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at deVeres ↗
  8. Study 24, W. B Yeats by Louis le Brocquy, sold Nov 2025
    Study 24, W. B Yeats
    22.9 x 17.8cm
    deVeres · · Lot 48
    €4,600≈ $5,313≈ £4,042HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at deVeres ↗
  9. Dubliners - Liffey, Chapelizod by Louis le Brocquy, 1986, lithograph - number 4 from an edition of 35, sold Nov 2025
    Dubliners - Liffey, Chapelizod, 1986
    Lithograph · ed. 4/35
    32 x 45cm (12.6 x 17.7in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 137
    €1,400≈ $1,616≈ £1,233HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  10. The Táin (1969) - Translation by Thomas Kinsella from the Irish Táin Bó Cuailnge by Louis le Brocquy, first edition book published by The Dolmen Press with Brush Drawings by Louis Le Brocquy - limited edition of 1750, sold Nov 2025
    The Táin (1969) - Translation by Thomas Kinsella from the Irish Táin Bó Cuailnge
    Multiple · ed. edition of 1750
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 208

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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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