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115 John Behan RHA (B. 1938)
Maeve’s Army
Bronze, 30 x 49cm (12 x 19”)
This piece is thought to be unique
Dublin sculptor John Behan studied at the National
College of Art and Design, Ealing Art College in Lon-
don and the Royal Academy School in Oslo. In 1967
he became a founding member of Project Arts Cen-
tre, and in 1970 established the Dublin Art Foundry.
Behan was a member of The Arts Council 1973-1978,
was elected a member of Aosdána in 1978 and RHA
in 1990. He exhibited at the Irish Exhibition of Liv-
ing Art, An tOireachtas Art Exhibitions, and has car-
ried out various significant commissions including The
Famine Ship at the United Nations Plaza in New York,
The National Famine Memorial at Croagh Patrick Co.
Mayo, and Megalithic Memory at AIB Bankcentre in
Dublin. A major retrospective of his work was held
at Galway Arts Festival and at the RHA Gallagher
Gallery in 1994/5. His works are found in public col-
lections such as The National Gallery of Ireland, The
Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, and Crawford Munic-
ipal Gallery, and important private collections such as
that of HM Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands and
former US President Bill Clinton. Behan now lives and
works in Galway and exhibits regularly with the Hall-
ward Gallery in Dublin.
€2,000 - 4,000
116 John Behan RHA (b.1938)
Skeletal Fish
Bronze, 45cm high x 60cm wide (17¾
x 23¾”)
Unique
€2,000 - 3,000