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Important Irish Art
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wednesday 1st April 2015 at 6pm
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109 Edward Delaney RHA (1930-2009)
Jesus Crucified
Silvered alloy, 87 x 73cm (34¼ x 28¾”)
Best known for his public sculptures such as The Family,
and Wolfe Tone, in St. Stephen’s Green, Edward Delaney
was born in Claremorris, Co. Mayo and studied at the
National College of Art and Design and received fund-
ing 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 Budapest. 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.
€3,000 - 5,000