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126 Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
Flight (c.1954)
Hand-printed Irish linen, 126cm wide (49½”) x 252cm long
(99¼”)
Signed in the block
In 1953 Louis le Brocquy collaborated with the architect Mi-
chael Scott (1905-1989) and established Signa Design Con-
sultancy. At this time this was a bold and innovative step.
They offered the client a broad range of expertise and creative
services from card designing, record sleeves, printed fabrics to
Christmas decorations for Grafton Street; with the late Patrick
Scott (1921-2014) also being a collaborator on many projects.
Their objective was “to fill a void in the visual life of Ireland by
introducing the trained industrial designer” (Signa promotional
pamphlet c.1962).
Le Brocquy under this new guise designed a series of screen
printed fabric furnishings which were commissioned by John
McGuire Ltd. of Dublin.These included the patterns
Megalith
and
Flight
(this lot), which were exhibited by the Societé des
Décorateurs, Grand Palais, Paris (May 1954). The bold pat-
tern in
Flight
is very typical of mid-20
th
century textiles where
designers were less restrained and conformist than before. The
movement of the running figure is reminiscent of a Matisse
paper-cut-out.
€1,000 - 1500
126A Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
“The Tain” a unique translation , largely from the 8th Centu-
ry Irish version by Thomas Kinsella published by the Dolmen
Press in September 1969 , designed by Liam Miller with brush
drawing illustrations by Louis le Brocquy. “Táin Bó Cuailnge”
is the longest and most important of the Ulster cycle of heroic
tales. Presented in its original slipcase.
€300 - 400
