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Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
The Tain - The Complete Set of Thirty Six Lithographs
(1969)
Lithographs, 54 x 38cm (21 x 15”)
Each signed, dated 1969 and numbered 6/70;
together with the original catalogue from The Dawson Gallery
show (36).
Exhibited:
Louis le Brocquy: Lithographic Brush Drawings from
The Tain Exhibition
,The Dawson Gallery, Dublin,
October 1969, Cat. No. 1-36 (portfolios 1-3), where
purchased by the current owner
The complete set of this seminal series, consisting of portfolios
1, 2 and 3. Each portfolio contains twelve different “lithographic
brush drawings”, illustrating the epic Ulster cycle of heroic tales.
Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in an edition of 70
plus one artist’s proof.The three folios of twelve lithographs each
are presented in their original black clamshell cases with title
pages and preliminaries.
€20,000 - 30,000
