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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  3. IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETTWhyte's · €180,000≈ $236,646≈ £121,725Sign up to see

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  1. FLOWER SELLER, ANN STREET, DUBLIN, CHRISTMAS EVE, 1944
    Drawing
    7¼ x 6½in. (18.42 x 16.51cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
  2. NEAR LUCAN, 1949
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 25
    4¼ x 8¾in. (10.80 x 22.23cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 50
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
  3. JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE, 1981
    Print (other) · Paper · ed. edition of 25
    12½ x 10½in. (31¾ x 26.67cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 82
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
  4. Visage a Bouche Ouverte by Louis le Brocquy, 1975, aquatint on arches paper number 40 from an edition of 75, offered Jun 2017
    Visage a Bouche Ouverte, 1975
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. edition of 75
    62¼ x 47½cm (24 x 18in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  5. Paris by Louis le Brocquy, 1948, mixed media on card, offered Jun 2017
    Paris, 1948
    Mixed media · Board
    10½ x 12½cm (4 x 5in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 7
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–6,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  6. STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF W.B. YEATS, 1977
    Drawing
    8½ x 7in. (21.59 x 17.78cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 77
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
  7. STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF W.B. YEATS, 1975
    Drawing
    8½ x 6¾in. (21.59 x 17.15cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
  8. EIGHT IRISH WRITERS [1981]
    Print (other) · Linen · ed. edition of 25
    13¾ x 11in. (34.93 x 27.94cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 80
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
  9. Medb Relieving Herself by Louis le Brocquy, 1969, limited edition lithograph signed & numbered 25/70, offered Mar 2017
    Medb Relieving Herself, 1969
    Lithograph · ed. 25/70
    47½ x 36½cm (18 x 14in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 36
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,500View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  10. CHERUB, 1952
    Multiple · ed. edition of 10
    43½ x 52in. (110.49 x 132.08cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 64
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–30,000View 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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