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WOUNDED PIGEON

Louis le Brocquy (Irish, 1916–2012) · 1984

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Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate €35,000 – €45,000 (≈ $42,448 – $54,576) (≈ £31,925 – £41,047)

Offered at Whyte's and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed with initials and dated lower right; signed and dated again on reverse; also with typed Taylor Gallery label on reverse
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
15 x 18in. (38.10 x 45.72cm)
Auction house
Whyte's
Sale
Exceptional Irish Art (853)
Date
December 7, 2020
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Lot
90
Estimate
€35,000 – €45,000 (≈ $42,448 – $54,576) (≈ £31,925 – £41,047)
Source
Auction house whytes.ie ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 3 times between 2005 and 2021 · sold 2 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. WOUNDED PIGEON, Whyte's 2005

    Feb 22, 2005 · Whyte's

    Irish Art, lot 71

    Sold €50,000Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Louis le Brocquy, “WOUNDED PIGEON”

    oil on canvas

    38 by 46cm., 15 by 18in.

  2. WOUNDED PIGEON, Whyte's 2020

    Dec 7, 2020 · Whyte's this result

    Exceptional Irish Art, lot 90

    Bought in / unsold · est. €35,000 – €45,000

    As catalogued

    Louis le Brocquy, “WOUNDED PIGEON”, 1984

    oil on canvas

    15 x 18in. (38.10 x 45.72cm)

  3. WOUNDED PIGEON, Whyte's 2021

    Nov 29, 2021 · Whyte's

    Important Irish Art, lot 59

    Sold €38,000 −24%Sign up to see · est. €35,000 – €45,000

    As catalogued

    Louis le Brocquy, “WOUNDED PIGEON”, 1984

    oil on canvas

    15 x 18in. (38.10 x 45.72cm)

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