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Jerome Connor (1876-1943)
The Singer
Bronze, 23cm high (9”)
Signed
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist c.1942 by J.P. Reihill Snr; Deep-
well, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
This piece is identified as
The Singer
due to its close relationship with a corre-
spondingly titled piece in the Digby Collection. Its smooth finish and concise
modelling relate it most immediately to
The Boxer
, sold in these rooms, May
2014, Cat. No. 37
€1,000 - 2,000
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Edward Delaney RHA (1930-2009)
A Group of Peace Women
Bronze on a Connemara marble base, 29cm high (11.5”)
Best known for his public sculptures such as
The Family
and
Wolfe
Tone
in St. Stephen’s Green, Edward Delaney was born in Clare-
morris, Co. Mayo and studied at the National College of Art and
Design and received funding from the Art Council of Ireland to
study casting in Germany. Delaney is considered one of Ireland’s
most important sculptors and has received various awards such
as the Arts Council of Ireland Sculpture Prize in 1962 and 1964,
the Bavarian State Foreign Students Sculpture Prize in 1958, and
scholarships including the West German Fellowship for Sculpture
in 1956-7 and an Italian Government Scholarship for Scupture in
1959-60. Delaney gained a reputation at home and abroad through
showing at major Dublin galleries such as Hendriks, the RHA and
Solomon, but also in New York, Buenos Aires, Tokyo and Buda-
pest. Also known for his works on paper, his work can be found
in major collections including the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery,
OPW, AIB, Bank of Ireland,The Central Bank,The Arts Council of
Ireland, Ulster Museum, Waterford Museum, First National Bank
of Chicago, First National Bank of New York and KLM Airline
Headquarters.
€1,500 - 2,500