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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RECONSTRUCTED HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, 1968
Oil · Canvas
102 by 102cm., 40 by 40in.
Whyte's · Nov 28, 2011 · Lot 43A
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €50,000–70,000View at Whyte's ↗
IMAGE OF JAMES JOYCE, 1990
Watercolor
64 by 48cm., 25.2 5 by 18.7 5in.
Whyte's · Oct 10, 2011 · Lot 121
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €18,000–22,000View at Whyte's ↗
THE HUMAN IMAGE XI, 2005
Screenprint · ed. edition of 75
86 by 65cm., 34 by 25.5in.
Whyte's · May 30, 2011 · Lot 124
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–4,000View at Whyte's ↗
THE HUMAN IMAGE II, 2005
Screenprint · ed. edition of 75
86 by 65cm., 34 by 25.5in.
Whyte's · May 30, 2011 · Lot 125
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–4,000View at Whyte's ↗
EIGHT PORTRAITS IN WORDS AND WATERCOLOUR, 1990
Lithograph · ed. edition of 1000
10.5 by 9in., 27 by 23cm.
Whyte's · Dec 13, 2010 · Lot 217
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,800–View at Whyte's ↗
IMAGE OF W.B. YEATS, 1975
Print (other)
70 by 51cm., 27.75 by 20in.
Whyte's · Oct 4, 2010 · Lot 124
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–View at Whyte's ↗
TINKER CHILDREN AT A FAIR, 1946
Watercolor
28 by 23cm., 11 by 9.25in.
Whyte's · May 31, 2010 · Lot 121
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–View at Whyte's ↗
JAMES JOYCE STUDY I, 1977
Drawing · Paper
23 by 18cm., 9.25 by 7.25in.
Whyte's · May 31, 2010 · Lot 91
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €12,000–View at Whyte's ↗
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST'S WIFE, ANNE MADDEN
Lithograph · ed. edition of 35
14 by 11cm., 5.5 by 4.5in.
Whyte's · Mar 15, 2010 · Lot 160
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–View at Whyte's ↗
HUMAN IMAGE VII, 2005
Screenprint · ed. edition of 75
86 by 61cm., 34 by 24in.
Whyte's · Sep 28, 2009 · Lot 149
Unsold / did not meet reserveView 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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