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153 Sandra Bell (b.1954)
The Horn Blower
Bronze, 80cm high (31½”)
Signed with initials, numbered 4/8 and dated ‘96
Provenance: John P. Reihill, Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
€800 - 1,200
154 Rowan Gillespie (b.1953)
Study No.II for Blackrock Dolmen (1987)
Bronze on a grey stone and marble column pedestal, 58.5cm high (23”) (sculpture only);
Antique column 117cm high (46”)
Inscribed with title, inscribed “Individual” and dated 1987
Provenance: Purchased from the Solomon Gallery, Dublin, 22nd June 1987; John P. Reihill,
Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
This is an individually modelled sculpture.
This is the maquette for the publicly commissioned piece
Blackrock Dolmen
, erected on the
Blackrock Bypass near Deepwell. It consists of three attenuated figures, which, Caryatid-like,
support a flat-cap-stone of the shape traditionally associated with a dolmen, the latter being a
particular type of megalithic construction erected to mark a burial place. It usually comprises
two standing stones surmounted by another. The lithe, attenuated form of each figure and
particular type of surface texture is signatory of Gillespie’s style.
All his bronzes display texture and rigorous modelling as though the molten bronze has been
worked by hand. Because he has his own foundry Gillespie enjoys the facility for technical
experimentation with established techniques. He exhibits regularly in Ireland and has had
numerous exhibitions internationally in locations including Cannes, Oslo, Stockholm, New
York, Los Angeles and Miami.
€8,000 - 12,000
