Important Irish Art
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wednesday 26th March 2014 at 6pm
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Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
Four Epic Shields (From The Tain)
(a) “Celtchar’s Comla Cartha, the Door of Battle”
(b) “Sencha’s Resonant Shield, Sciatharglan”
(c) “Ochán, Conchobor’s Shield, the Ear of Beauty”
(d) “The Bloody Croda of Cormac”
Lithographs, 38 x 54cm (21 x 15”)
Each signed, dated 1969 and numbered 6/70 (4). Presented in a simple portfolio with title page and
preliminaries and original catalogue fromThe Dawson Gallery show.
Exhibited:
Louis le Brocquy: Lithographic Brush Drawings fromThe Tain Exhibition
,The Dawson
Gallery, Dublin, October 1969, Cat. No. 37-40, where purchased by the current owner
Illustrated:
The Tain
, pages 4 & 5
€2,000 - 4,000
