Brian King Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Brian King Art Value Price Guide

May. 31, 2023
Brian King (1942-2017) Maquette for Galway Yellow Painted timber, 81 x 43 x 37.5cm high (32 x 17 x 14¾) Provenance: With The Dawson Gallery, Dublin, November 1975, where purchased, thence by descent to the present owners; The Estates of Dr.
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Brian King (1942-2017) Maquette for Galway Yellow Painted timber, 81 x 43 x 37.5cm high (32 x 17 x 14¾) Provenance: With The Dawson Gallery, Dublin, November 1975, where purchased, thence by descent to the present owners; The Estates of Dr. John & Mary Esther ODriscoll, Kildare The full scale painted steel sculpture Galway Yellow was presented to University College Galway (now University of Galway) by P.J.Carroll & Co together with the Arts Council in 1976.
Adam's
May. 31, 2023
Brian King (1942-2017) Birth No. 2 Bronze, 31cm long on a rectangular timber base, 36.6cm x 12 x 4.5cm high Signed, dated (19)'62 and inscribed (twice)
Est: €500 - €800
Brian King (1942-2017) Birth No. 2 Bronze, 31cm long on a rectangular timber base, 36.6cm x 12 x 4.5cm high Signed, dated (19)'62 and inscribed (twice)
Adam's
Oct. 20, 2020
Brian King (1942-2017) Maquette for Kilkenny X Bronze, 15 x 14.9 x 14.6cm high (5? x 5? x 5¾'') Signed, dated (19)'88 and numbered 3/4 Provenance: With Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin.
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Brian King (1942-2017) Maquette for Kilkenny X Bronze, 15 x 14.9 x 14.6cm high (5? x 5? x 5¾'') Signed, dated (19)'88 and numbered 3/4 Provenance: With Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin.
Adam's
Jul. 28, 2020
Brian King (b.1942) Bi Bronze and polished limestone, 38.5cm high x 35cm diameter Provenance: With the Peppercanister Gallery; from the Antoinette and Patrick J. Murphy Collection.
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Brian King (b.1942) Bi Bronze and polished limestone, 38.5cm high x 35cm diameter Provenance: With the Peppercanister Gallery; from the Antoinette and Patrick J. Murphy Collection.
Adam's
Jul. 28, 2020
Brian King (b.1942) Alhambra Dawn Aluminium, 100 x 100cm Signed and dated (20)'02 verso Provenance: With the Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin.
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Brian King (b.1942) Alhambra Dawn Aluminium, 100 x 100cm Signed and dated (20)'02 verso Provenance: With the Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin.
Adam's
Dec. 04, 2019
Brian King (b.1942)The North Ship (1994)Bronze, 15 x 22.5 x 22.5cm (6 x 8¾ x 8¾'')Edition 3/4Provenance: Ex collection Gerry Farrell, Dublin. Collection of Antoinette & Patrick J. Murphy.
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Brian King (b.1942)The North Ship (1994)Bronze, 15 x 22.5 x 22.5cm (6 x 8¾ x 8¾'')Edition 3/4Provenance: Ex collection Gerry Farrell, Dublin. Collection of Antoinette & Patrick J. Murphy.
Adam's
Nov. 19, 2019
BRIAN KING (b.1942)UntitledBronze on limestone base, 38cm high overall, 23cm diameterSigned and dated (20)'01Provenance: With the Peppercanister Gallery.From the Antoinette & Patrick J. Murphy Collection.
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
BRIAN KING (b.1942)UntitledBronze on limestone base, 38cm high overall, 23cm diameterSigned and dated (20)'01Provenance: With the Peppercanister Gallery.From the Antoinette & Patrick J. Murphy Collection.
Adam's
Oct. 23, 2019
Brian King (b.1942)Libration IIIBronze, 44cm high x 19 x 19cm (17¼ x 7½ x 7½)Provenance: With The Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin.
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Brian King (b.1942)Libration IIIBronze, 44cm high x 19 x 19cm (17¼ x 7½ x 7½)Provenance: With The Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin.
Adam's
Oct. 23, 2019
Brian King (b.1942)Head of James Joyce (Study from the Death Mask)Bronze, 43cm high (including base) (17)SignedEdition 6/11Formerly on loan to OPW, Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin, for twenty years.The portrait of James Joyce featured
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Brian King (b.1942)Head of James Joyce (Study from the Death Mask)Bronze, 43cm high (including base) (17)SignedEdition 6/11Formerly on loan to OPW, Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin, for twenty years.The portrait of James Joyce featured here demonstrates Kings prolonged interest in the work of the author. This was first manifest in an exhibition that took place in Dublins Project Arts Centre in 1981 entitled Riverrun, the title of which was taken from the first line of Joyces Finnegans Wake. The following year, King produced a wall-based work into which he incorporated soil taken from Joyces grave in Zürich.Pádraic E. Moore, August 2019.
Adam's
Oct. 23, 2019
Brian King (b.1942)AnthropocentricBronze, 51 x 45 x 14cm (20 x 17¾ x 5½)Exhibited: Brussels, 'Innovation from Tradition', 1996, illustrated in catalogue; Solomon Gallery, 'Cast 25' celebration exhibition, Dublin 2011.Born in Dublin in 1942, Br
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Brian King (b.1942)AnthropocentricBronze, 51 x 45 x 14cm (20 x 17¾ x 5½)Exhibited: Brussels, 'Innovation from Tradition', 1996, illustrated in catalogue; Solomon Gallery, 'Cast 25' celebration exhibition, Dublin 2011.Born in Dublin in 1942, Brian King studied at the National College of Art and Design and graduated in 1963. Following his studies King spent formative periods in London and New York, both of which were then epicentres of cutting edge-art and countercultural activity. In 1968 King returned to Ireland and presented his first solo exhibition at Dublins Dawson Gallery. The decade that followed was an incredibly fruitful and frenetic period for King. It was during this phase that he espoused and experimented with a variety of different approaches and methods, all of which demonstrated his awareness of developments taking place in the visual arts internationally.In 1969 King represented Ireland at the Paris Biennale and became the first Irish artist to win the major individual prize. The modular geometric work exhibited by King in Paris demonstrated his proclivity toward the vocabulary of Minimalism, which he would have undoubtedly encountered first hand during his time in New York. The propensity toward angular, lustrous and industrial surfaces is evidenced in Galway Yellow, the large-scale steel sculpture made by King in the seventies for the grounds of University College Galway. This is one of several monumental works King produced for public spaces. Other notable examples may be viewed at Farmleigh House, Trinity College and Merrion Square, DublinAside from Minimalism, King was also one of the few Irish artists to espouse Land Art. His fascination with the landscape of Ireland is evidenced in several projects, the most ambitious of which was conceived for Cloon, Co. Wicklow in the late seventies. Although land art is anchored in a desire to relocate artistic activity outside the confines of the museum or gallery, it is usually exhibited in these aforementioned environments via maps and photo documentation. The IMMA collection contains a piece comprising of a montage of diagrams and photographs documenting the project at Cloon. The portrait of James Joyce featured here demonstrates Kings prolonged interest in the work of the author. This was first manifest in an exhibition that took place in Dublins Project Arts Centre in 1981 entitled Riverrun, the title of which was taken from the first line of Joyces Finnegans Wake. The following year, King produced a wall-based work into which he incorporated soil taken from Joyces grave in Zürich.The later decades of Kings career saw him cultivate a striking sculptural language comprised of elemental forms which -although ostensibly abstract- stemmed from an engagement with ideas gleaned from physics and philosophy. Libration III exemplifies Kings ability to combine traditional materials with timeless, universal forms and symbolism. A libration is a term used in astronomy to refer to an oscillation of a celestial body (such as the moon) which allows it to be viewed from a variety of angles. Kings interest in the timeless rhythms and divine order of nature is also evident in the work Anthropocentric, the title of which refers to a world view that places human life at the centre of the cosmos.Aside from his significant contribution as an artist King contributed to contemporary art in Ireland in a variety of other ways. This is demonstrated in his position of President of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art from 1972 to1982 and also as head of the sculpture department at NCAD from 1984 and 2004. Notable works by the artist may be seen in collections throughout Ireland including Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art; the Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork; RTÉ; the Bank of Ireland; Allied Irish Banks; the University of Ulster and University College Dublin.Pádraic E. Moore, August 2019.
Adam's
Aug. 20, 2019
Bryan King (working 1990's)
Est: $300 - $500
Freeway, 1998 oil on paper laid on board
Shapiro Auctioneers
Aug. 20, 2019
Bryan King (working 1990's)
Est: $300 - $500
Creek III, 1998 oil on paper laid on board
Shapiro Auctioneers
Aug. 20, 2019
Bryan King (working 1990's)
Est: $300 - $500
Swim, 1998 oil on paper laid on board
Shapiro Auctioneers
Jul. 06, 2016
BRIAN KING BRONZE BUST DEPICTING JAMES JOYCE ON WHITE MARBLE PLINTH, SIGNED
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
BRIAN KING BRONZE BUST DEPICTING JAMES JOYCE ON WHITE MARBLE PLINTH, SIGNED TO NECK AND DATED 81, APPROXIMATELY 43cm HIGH
Cato Crane & Company
May. 30, 2016
Brian King (b.1942) THE DOUBLE HELIX
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
Brian King (b.1942) THE DOUBLE HELIX bronze on black marble base; (from an edition of 4) h:15 w:9.50 d:3.75 in. A maquette for a large sculpture of the same title by Brian King which is located outside the Smurfit Institute of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin. Since 2006 TCD has awarded The Dawson Prize in Genetics to geneticists of international prominence. The prize was established by a gift from George Dawson (1927-2004), the founder of the Department of Genetics at TCD and is presented in the form of a gold miniature of the present work.
Whyte's
Nov. 30, 2015
Brian King (b.1942) SQUARING THE CIRCLE NO. 3, 1989
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Brian King (b.1942) SQUARING THE CIRCLE NO. 3, 1989 aluminium on board signed, titled and dated on reverse h:35.50 w:35.25 in. Provenance: The Collection of the late Jim O'Driscoll SC Brian King was born in Dublin in 1942 and studied in the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. He later lectured at the college and in 1984 assumed the position of Head of the Department of Sculpture, a role he held until 2004. From 1964 to 1978 he participated in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art, serving as its President for the last ten years. He won the Carroll's Award 1965. In 1969 and 1983 he represented Ireland at the Paris Biennale, on the earlier occasion becoming the first Irish artist to win the major individual prize. He has exhibited widely throughout Ireland and abroad and has secured several sizeable commissions for public sculpture including the National Memorial to Members of the Defence Forces who died in Service now sited in Merrion Square, Dublin. He is an member of Aosdána and his work is held in public collections including The Hugh Lane Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork, RTE, Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Bank, University of Ulster and University College, Dublin, among others. We are grateful to the artist for his assistance in cataloguing this work.
Whyte's
Sep. 28, 2015
Brian King (b.1942) BIRTH NO. 2, 1962
Est: €400 - €600
Brian King (b.1942) BIRTH NO. 2, 1962 lead; (unique); on painted wooden base signed, titled and dated beneath wooden base h:3.50 w:12.75 d:3.50 in. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1962
Whyte's
May. 25, 2015
Brian King (b.1942) BIRTH NO. 2, 1962
Est: €700 - €900
Brian King (b.1942) BIRTH NO. 2, 1962 lead; (unique); on painted wooden base signed, titled and dated beneath wooden base h:3.50 w:12.75 d:3.50 in. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1962
Whyte's
Feb. 23, 2015
Brian King (b.1942) MAQUETTE FOR KILKENNY X, 1986
Est: €800 - €1,200
Brian King (b.1942) MAQUETTE FOR KILKENNY X, 1986 bronze; (no. 3 from edition of 4) signed, dated and numbered beneath base h:5.30 w:2.70 d:2.70 in. Dimensions of base 0.5 by 6 by 6in. The sculpture Kilkenny X, for which this is a maquette, was destroyed by Hurricane Charley in 1986.
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