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Lithographer, Figure painter, Painter, Water color painter, Illustrator, Draft draughtsman, b. 1916 - d. 2012

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            • Louis le Brocquy, Untitled (Dove)
              Oct. 16, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy, Untitled (Dove)

              Est: $1,000 - $1,500

              Louis le Brocquy Untitled (Dove) 1985 lithograph in colors on BFK Rives image: 10.625 h x 15.625 w in (27 x 40 cm) sheet: 20 h x 26 w in (51 x 66 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge 'Louis le Brocquy 1985 33/35'. This work is number 33 from the edition of 35. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

              Rago Arts and Auction Center
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE
              Sep. 30, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE

              Est: €2,000 - €3,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE woodblock print; (no. 8 from an edition of 35) signed and numbered in the margin lower right h:24  w:19 in. Sheet size: 29.5 by 24 inches.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, 1977
              Sep. 30, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, 1977

              Est: €1,000 - €1,500

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, 1977 aquatint on Arches paper; (no. 4 from an edition of 30) signed in the margin lower right; numbered lower left h:20.25  w:17.50 in. Sheet size: 30 by 22.25in.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF W. B. YEATS, 1975
              Sep. 30, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF W. B. YEATS, 1975

              Est: €1,000 - €1,500

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF W. B. YEATS, 1975 aquatint on Arches paper; (no. 100 from an edition of 100) signed and numbered lower left h:19.50  w:17.50 in.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) NUDE STUDY, 1964
              Sep. 30, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) NUDE STUDY, 1964

              Est: €15,000 - €20,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) NUDE STUDY, 1964 oil on canvas signed, dated, titled and with Dawson Gallery label on reverse h:14  w:10.50 in. Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin; Private collection The year that Nude Study was painted, 1964, marked something of a turning point in the work of Louis le Brocquy. Exploration of his output throughout his life reveals significant reappraisals from time to time indicating periods of focus on identifiable, often separable themes and methods of representation. Yet it is also evident that his entire output is traversed and connected by core interests and concerns. By 1964, le Brocquy had been working for some time on a series of works collectively entitled 'Presences'. These each comprise a human form that betrays something of the vulnerability of existence, both physical and psychological. Nude Study conforms to the general chromatic range of this body of works which explore tones from whites, through greys, to blacks, sometimes with flashes of colour. The human forms in the series - like Nude Study - are suggested rather than descriptive, a characteristic that emerges increasingly in his depictions of humanity. While a figurative element provides the focus of the image, it seems to emerge or dissolve - almost, but not quite, tangible, reflecting the artist's own observation: 'When you ae painting you are trying to discover, to uncover, to reveal'. In 1964, the artist and his family were based in Carros, in the south of France. A photograph of him by Edward Quinn, entitled 'Louis le Brocquy at his studio. Carros 1964' depicts the artist at work. A large 'Presences' painting can just be made out on his easel while, behind him, the backs of stretched canvases can be seen propped against the studio wall. Among them is a small canvas with an armature similar to that of Nude Study. It has often been relayed that 1964 was the year that le Brocquy visited the Musée de l'Homme in Paris. This anthropological museum is understood to have sparked the next phase in his work - the artist's celebrated Head series. Commencing with ancestral heads that allude to anonymous figures from the past, and evolving to his portrait images comprising multiple studies of well-known artists and writers including James Joyce, WB Yeats, and Samuel Beckett, among others, le Brocquy found a way to address the complexity of creativity. The head and the body are often seen as separate zones of existence, however, in the work of Louis le Brocquy, these are projected as vitally interconnected fields of sensation and imagination. Dr Yvonne Scott, September 2024

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Madonna and Child (Our Lady of the Wayside) Mosaic panel, 95 x 76.5 (37_ x 30'') Maquette for 'Our Lady of the Wayside' - the fully complete mosaic is in situ in the Jesuit Church, St. Ignatius' in Galway, ha
              Sep. 25, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Madonna and Child (Our Lady of the Wayside) Mosaic panel, 95 x 76.5 (37_ x 30'') Maquette for 'Our Lady of the Wayside' - the fully complete mosaic is in situ in the Jesuit Church, St. Ignatius' in Galway, ha

              Est: €3,000 - €5,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Madonna and Child (Our Lady of the Wayside) Mosaic panel, 95 x 76.5 (37_ x 30'') Maquette for 'Our Lady of the Wayside' - the fully complete mosaic is in situ in the Jesuit Church, St. Ignatius' in Galway, having been commissioned in 1956.

              Adam's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The T‡in - The Boy Cœchulainn Hurling, 1969 Aubusson Tapestry, 184 x 129cm (72_ x 50_''), Edition 2/9 Produced by RenŽ DuchŽ, Signed on label verso Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin where purchased
              Sep. 25, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The T‡in - The Boy Cœchulainn Hurling, 1969 Aubusson Tapestry, 184 x 129cm (72_ x 50_''), Edition 2/9 Produced by RenŽ DuchŽ, Signed on label verso Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin where purchased

              Est: €20,000 - €30,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The T‡in - The Boy Cœchulainn Hurling, 1969 Aubusson Tapestry, 184 x 129cm (72_ x 50_''), Edition 2/9 Produced by RenŽ DuchŽ, Signed on label verso Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin where purchased by the current owners. Having commissioned a new translation of the Irish mythological epic, the T‡in B— Cœailnge from Thomas Kinsella in 1967, Dolmen Press publisher Liam Miller approached Louis le Brocquy with a view to his making a series of illustrations to complement the text. Le Brocquy embraced the challenge. Recalling the striking, calligraphic approach to painting in the work of the Parisian, Belgian-born artist, writer and poet Henri Michaux, inspired by Zen calligraphy, le Brocquy felt he could devise a graphic visual language that would convey the sweep, pace and movement of the great epic and its formidable, larger-than-life characters. Furthermore he could do so harnessing all the freedom of monochromatic, brush and ink drawing, reflecting the reality of the printed black-on-white publication. The result was a series of remarkable graphic works that brought the ancient world of heroes and incredible feats to vivid life, to universal acclaim. Even as he worked on the brush drawings, le Brocquy began to think that the bold, energised images, formed by pure, unmediated gesture, might by ripe for translation into lithography and tapestry. A major commission for the PJ Carroll & Sons building in Dundalk allowed him to create an epic tapestry, The T‡in, woven by Aubusson in 1970. That tapestry is made with a colour palette. A later commission, towards the millennium, prompted him to revisit his original illustrations and realise his ambition to explore the possibilities for working in black-and-white. Atelier RenŽ DuchŽ at Aubusson wove another vast commissioned work, Army Massing, and also a series of individual pieces, all in black-and-white, including this energetic tribute to the super-heroic Cœchulainn, celebrating his prowess at the national sport. One of the leading Irish artists of the 20th century, le Brocquy was a central figure in Irish art and cultural life from the early 1940s onwards. He is celebrated for his approach to capturing the individual human consciousness, including his innovative portrait heads of writers and others. Aidan Dunne, August 2024

              Adam's
            • Louis Le Brocquy (Irish, 1916-2012) Blue Pencil on Wove Paper, 1965, "Study of a Head (Samuel Beckett)", H 12.6" W 9"
              Jul. 19, 2024

              Louis Le Brocquy (Irish, 1916-2012) Blue Pencil on Wove Paper, 1965, "Study of a Head (Samuel Beckett)", H 12.6" W 9"

              Est: $3,000 - $5,000

              Signed and dated in blue pencil lower right, with dedication, signed 'Louis' and dated again lower right. Frame Measurements H Provenance: The Arwin Galleries, Inc, Detroit, MI (paper label affixed verso); Property of Prominent Collector, Birmingham, Michigan

              DuMouchelles
            • Louis Le Brocquy (1916-2012) Image of Francis Bacon, mars 1980
              Jun. 20, 2024

              Louis Le Brocquy (1916-2012) Image of Francis Bacon, mars 1980

              Est: €6,000 - €8,000

              Louis Le Brocquy (1916-2012) Image of Francis Bacon, mars 1980 Watercolor on paper Boubly signed, dated, titled and dedicated on the back 60 x 45 cm Provenance: - Gilbert Brownstone & Cie, Paris - Private collection, Paris Louis Le Brocquy (1916-2012) Image of Francis Bacon, mars 1980 Aquarelle sur papier Doublement signé, daté, titré et dédicacé au dos 60 x 45 cm Provenance : - Gilbert Brownstone & Cie, Paris - Collection particulière, Paris

              Piasa
            • Louis le BROCQUY
              Jun. 05, 2024

              Louis le BROCQUY

              Est: €20,000 - €30,000

              Louis le BROCQUY Head with open mouth - 1975 Huile sur toile Signée, datée, titrée et annotée au dos "377, Head with Open Mouth, Le Brocquy, 75" H : 45.5 cm, L : 37.5 cm Provenance : Collection particulière européenne Expositions : Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, "Matière et Mémoire, La demeure du Patriarche", novembre 2013-janvier 2014 h : 45.5 cm, w : 37.5 cm Louis le BROCQUY H : 45.5 cm, L : 37.5 cm h : 45.5 cm, w : 37.5 cm Oil on canvas; signed, dated, titled and inscribed on the reverse

              Artcurial
            • Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Female Figure Lithograph, 100 x 75cm (34 x 25¼) Signed and numbered 34/75
              May. 29, 2024

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Female Figure Lithograph, 100 x 75cm (34 x 25¼) Signed and numbered 34/75

              Est: €1,500 - €2,000

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Female Figure Lithograph, 100 x 75cm (34 x 25¼) Signed and numbered 34/75

              Adam's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1982
              May. 27, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1982

              Est: €120,000 - €150,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1982 oil on canvas signed and dated on reverse (concealed by frame) h:27.50  w:27.50 in. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist; Sotheby's, 7 May 2008, lot 196; Private collection Louis le Brocquy has been recognised as one of the major artists emerging in Ireland during the twentieth century. In the 1960s, following a period when he was unhappy with his output, he visited Musée de l'homme in Paris, where his observation of ritualistic, spiritualised exhibits triggered his celebrated series of artworks known collectively as the Head series. Commencing first with the ancestral heads that referenced the earliest, anonymous, human predecessors, the artist went on to explore a means to represent the imaginative processes of a range of recognised creative individuals - artists and writers known to him either personally or through their work, including WB Yeats, James Joyce, the painter Francis Bacon, and Samuel Beckett. Le Brocquy focused particularly on the head as the container of intellect and inventiveness; in some works in the series, he included also the hands for their expressive gestures. While this body of paintings has been referred to as portraits, the artist sought rather to reflect some essence of the individual he addressed, in this case, seeking to demonstrate the "Beckettness of Beckett" to use his own words.[1] He developed an original approach in projecting the head as a complex structure evincing both the internal processes of the imagination, as well as the external realisation of inspiration. While the portraits are all recognisably of the individual portrayed, the translucent layering of colour suggests the emergence of creativity. Samuel Beckett, who the artist knew well, was the subject of several of the head images - each of which was different, indicating alternative aspects of the subject. The artist recognised the multiplicity of character, how one image alone might capture a likeness but could not reflect the complexity and range of the sitter's personality and capacity. Le Brocquy projects the psychological penetration indicated by a phrase, by physicist Erwin Schrödinger, that the artist quoted: "Consciousness is a singular of which the plural is unknown and what appears to be plurality is merely a series of different aspects of the same thing."[2] This image indicates the familiar, creviced, visage of Samuel Beckett, well known both through discerning photographs and through various incisive paintings of him by the artist. The face emerges from a monochromatic ground, as though coming into being, but retaining an elusiveness. One side of the face is in shadow, the eye a dark pool, while the other side appears to be developing a more tangible form. Le Brocquy developed a remarkable capacity to suggest both the recognisable features while also conveying the depths of humanity and of creativity. Yvonne Scott, April 2024 [1] Louis le Brocquy (October 1979) quoted in Louis le Brocquy Portrait Heads, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 2006, p. 63. [2] Louis le Brocquy, 'Notes on painting and awareness', in Dorothy Walker (ed.), Louis le Brocquy, Dublin, 1981, p. 139.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF PICASSO, 1989
              May. 27, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF PICASSO, 1989

              Est: €2,500 - €3,500

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF PICASSO, 1989 lithograph on Japanese paper; (no. 14 from an edition of 29) signed, dated and numbered in pencil lower right h:27  w:20 in. Provenance: Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford; Private collection; Adam's, 14 December 2004, lot 100; Private collection

              Whyte's
            • Louis Le Brocquy
              May. 08, 2024

              Louis Le Brocquy

              Est: $10,000 - $20,000

              Irish, 1916-2012 Recollected Fruit, 1985 Signed and dated Le Brocquy 1985 on the overlap, signed and dated Le Brocquy 1985 and inscribed as titled on the reverse, further inscribed To - dearest Kate/with all our love/on this memorable/Dublin birthday/Anne and Louis/6 November 1985 on a label affixed to the reverse Oil on acrylic-sized canvas 13 x 14 1/4 inches (33 x 36.2 cm) Provenance: Private collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent in the family (Framed 19 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches) Canvas is toenailed into frame, not accessible out of frame. Overall very good condition. No notable issues detected during inspection. No evidence of restoration under UV inspection.

              DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
            • Louis le Brocquy
              May. 08, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy

              Est: $35,000 - $55,000

              Irish, 1916-2012 Manet's Peonies, 1984 Signed and dated Le Brocquy 1984 on the reverse Oil on canvas 15 x 18 1/4 inches (38.1 x 46.4 cm) Provenance: Private collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent in the family (Framed 23 x 19 1/4 x 2 inches) Canvas is toenailed into frame, not accessible out of frame. A small hairline crack in high point of white impasto at center left; another beneath it in high point of white impasto. No evidence of restoration under UV inspection.

              DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
            • Louis Le Brocquy
              May. 08, 2024

              Louis Le Brocquy

              Est: $60,000 - $80,000

              Irish, 1916-2012 Study of Self, 1994 Signed and dated Le Brocquy 94 and inscribed as titled and 637 on the reverse Oil on canvas 36 1/4 x 21 5/8 inches (92 x 55 cm) Provenance: Private collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent in the family (Framed 39 x 24 1/2 x 2 5/8 inches) Canvas is sealed within frame, not accessible out of frame. A spot of foxing at center right edge. Two spots of discoloration at lower center edge. Minor smudges at lower left corner and upper right corner.

              DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
            • Image of Samuel Beckett
              May. 02, 2024

              Image of Samuel Beckett

              Est: €40,000 - €60,000

              Louis le Brocquy, R.H.A. 1916 - 2012 Image of Samuel Beckett signed LE BROCQUY and dated 87 (on the reverse); also titled and dated 1987 (on the stretcher) oil on canvas unframed: 65 by 50cm.; 25½ by 19¾in. framed: 86 by 71cm.; 34 by 28in. Executed in 1987. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Louis le Brocquy, R.H.A. 1916 - 2012 Image de Samuel Beckett signé LE BROCQUY et daté 87 (au revers); également titré et daté 1987 (sur le châssis) huile sur toile san cadre: 65 by 50cm.; 25½ by 19¾in. avec cadre: 86 by 71cm.; 34 by 28in. Exécuté en 1987.

              Sotheby's
            • Image of James Joyce
              May. 02, 2024

              Image of James Joyce

              Est: €50,000 - €70,000

              Louis le Brocquy, R.H.A. 1916-2012 Image of James Joyce signed Le BROCQUY and dated 79 (on the reverse); also signed, dated 79 and inscribed ETUDE VERS UNE IMAGE DE JAMES JOYCE (on the stretcher) oil on canvas unframed 70 by 70cm.; 27½ by 27½in. framed: 91.5 by 91.5cm.; 36 by 36in. Executed in 1979.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Louis le Brocquy, R.H.A. 1916-2012 Image of James Joyce signé Le BROCQUY et daté 79 (au revers) ; également signé, daté 79 et inscrit ETUDE VERS UNE IMAGE DE JAMES JOYCE (sur le châssis) huile sur toile san cadre: 70 by 70cm.; 27½ by 27½in. avec cadre: 91.5 by 91.5cm.; 36 by 36in. Exécuté en 1979. 

              Sotheby's
            • Abstract
              May. 02, 2024

              Abstract

              Est: €50,000 - €70,000

              Louis le Brocquy, R.H.A. 1916 - 2012 Abstract signed Le Brocquy and dated 59 (lower left) oil on canvas unframed: 91 by 72.5 cm.; 35 3/4 by 28 1/2 in. framed: 112 by 94 cm.; 44 by 37 in. Executed in 1959. ------------------------------------------------------ Louis le Brocquy, R.H.A. 1916 - 2012 Abstract signé Le Brocquy et daté 59 (en bas à gauche) huile sur toile sans cadre: 91 by 72.5 cm.; 35 3/4 by 28 1/2 in. avec cadre: 112 by 94 cm.; 44 by 37 in. Exécuté en 1959.

              Sotheby's
            • Head
              May. 02, 2024

              Head

              Est: €12,000 - €18,000

              Louis le Brocquy 1916 - 2012 Head signed Le Brocquy and dated 1960 (upper right) oil on canvas unframed: 25 by 30 cm.; 10 by 11 3/4 in. framed: 43 by 49.5 cm.; 17 by 19 1/2 in. Executed in 1960. --------------------------------------------------- Louis le Brocquy 1916 - 2012 Head signé Le Brocquy et daté 1960 (en haut à droite) huile sur toile sans cadre: 25 by 30 cm.; 10 by 11 3/4 in. avec cadre: 43 by 49.5 cm.; 17 by 19 1/2 in. Exécuté en 1960.

              Sotheby's
            • Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916 - 2012) Head Lithograph, 54.5 x 40.5cm (21½ x 16) Edition 59/75 Signed
              Mar. 27, 2024

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916 - 2012) Head Lithograph, 54.5 x 40.5cm (21½ x 16) Edition 59/75 Signed

              Est: €1,000 - €1,500

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916 - 2012) Head Lithograph, 54.5 x 40.5cm (21½ x 16) Edition 59/75 Signed

              Adam's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Study towards an Image of W.B. Yeats (53) Etching, 49.5 x 44cm; sheet 75 x 55.5cm (29½ x 22'') Signed and dated 1975 Artist's proof 10/21 Provenance: With The Dawson Gallery, Dublin, label verso
              Mar. 27, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Study towards an Image of W.B. Yeats (53) Etching, 49.5 x 44cm; sheet 75 x 55.5cm (29½ x 22'') Signed and dated 1975 Artist's proof 10/21 Provenance: With The Dawson Gallery, Dublin, label verso

              Est: €1,500 - €2,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Study towards an Image of W.B. Yeats (53) Etching, 49.5 x 44cm; sheet 75 x 55.5cm (29½ x 22'') Signed and dated 1975 Artist's proof 10/21 Provenance: With The Dawson Gallery, Dublin, label verso

              Adam's
            • Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Being (W1372), 1997 Watercolour, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18) Signed and dated (19)'97 Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, label verso
              Mar. 27, 2024

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Being (W1372), 1997 Watercolour, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18) Signed and dated (19)'97 Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, label verso

              Est: €10,000 - €15,000

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Being (W1372), 1997 Watercolour, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18) Signed and dated (19)'97 Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, label verso

              Adam's
            • Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Being (W1401), 1998 Watercolour, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18) Signed Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Label Verso From about the mid-1950s onwards, the individual human figure, conceived as a Pres
              Mar. 27, 2024

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Being (W1401), 1998 Watercolour, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18) Signed Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Label Verso From about the mid-1950s onwards, the individual human figure, conceived as a Pres

              Est: €10,000 - €15,000

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) Being (W1401), 1998 Watercolour, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18) Signed Provenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Label Verso From about the mid-1950s onwards, the individual human figure, conceived as a Presence, an isolated consciousness, has been at the heart of Louis le Brocquy’s work. In terms of the artistic tradition from which he emerged, that is unusual. All the more so given that, while previously he had made studies of individual figures (often children), he was more likely to paint compositions involving multiple figures. These works focussed intently on the relationships between people, be those relationships familial, amorous or socio-political. Then it is as if he began to zoom in on a single person in the group. He was perhaps prompted by a consideration of individuals who, more than is usual, experienced an enhanced sense of difference and isolation, just as he had earlier been drawn to Travellers as an outsider group in mainstream society. Around this time on a visit to Spain he was struck by the way the brilliant sunlight on whitewashed walls seemed to dissolve the human figure, making of it something ethereal, half-imagined. This idea, of the human presence conjured out of an amorphous ground of time and space, took firm root in his painting. Another significant factor was his developing relationship with the painter Anne Madden, coinciding with a period when she was immobilised by a back injury. It’s notable that he began to address the body as a fragile, living structure in his paintings. All of these things fed into the emergence of the head images that became a longterm preoccupation. Then, from the mid-1990s or so, there is a return to the body as presence in his work. This after a series of works centred on capturing the spirit of a succession of specific creative figures, usually writers, plus some artists and others. His inspiration lay partly in antiquity: the iconic Venue figures, perhaps goddesses, found in various archaeological sites in Europe, including the Laussel Venus, a limestone carving discovered in the Dordogne, which greatly impressed him. Rather than being individual portraits, as with the studies of writers, these works are free to deal with the more general notion of individual consciousness, in the form of the generative female being, embodied but also intangible and mysterious, extending through generations with a kind of immortality. Born in Dublin in 1916, le Brocquy is one of the pre-eminent Irish artists of the 20th century. A central figure in cultural life from the early 1940s, he is celebrated for his numerous, outstanding bodies of work in painting, the graphic arts and tapestry. His work features in numerous public and private collections, Irish and international. Aidan Dunne, February, 2024

              Adam's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. THE BEGETTING OF CONCHOBOR, 1969
              Mar. 11, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. THE BEGETTING OF CONCHOBOR, 1969

              Est: €1,200 - €1,800

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. THE BEGETTING OF CONCHOBOR, 1969 lithographic brush drawing; (no. 45 from an edition of 70) signed, numbered and dated lower right; inscribed on Taylor Galleries label on reverse h:15  w:21 in. Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in an edition of 70 plus one artist’s proof. The present example is no. 45 in the series.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) RECUMBENT FORMS, 1962
              Mar. 11, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) RECUMBENT FORMS, 1962

              Est: €3,500 - €4,500

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) RECUMBENT FORMS, 1962 watercolour signed and dated lower left; with partial Dawson Gallery label on reverse h:5.50  w:7.50 in.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE III, 2005
              Mar. 11, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE III, 2005

              Est: €2,000 - €3,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE III, 2005 screenprint; (no. 46 from an edition of 75) signed and numbered in the margin lower left; with typed Fenton Gallery label on reverse h:34  w:25 in. Sheet size: 40 by 29in.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) LEMON, 1984
              Mar. 11, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) LEMON, 1984

              Est: €12,000 - €15,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) LEMON, 1984 oil on canvas signed with initials and dated lower left h:8.75  w:10.50 in. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. CÚCHULAINN IN WARP SPASM, 1969
              Mar. 11, 2024

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. CÚCHULAINN IN WARP SPASM, 1969

              Est: €1,500 - €2,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. CÚCHULAINN IN WARP SPASM, 1969 lithographic brush drawing; (no. 34 from an edition of 70) signed, numbered and dated lower right; inscribed on Taylor Galleries label on reverse h:15  w:21.25 in. Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in an edition of 70 plus one artist’s proof.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy Portrait of Seamus Heaney Intaglio print 58.5 x 44.5cm (23 x 17½) Signed and numbered 35/75
              Dec. 06, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy Portrait of Seamus Heaney Intaglio print 58.5 x 44.5cm (23 x 17½) Signed and numbered 35/75

              Est: €800 - €1,200

              Louis le Brocquy Portrait of Seamus Heaney Intaglio print 58.5 x 44.5cm (23 x 17½) Signed and numbered 35/75

              Adam's
            • Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Infant Cú Chulainn Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 1 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly
              Dec. 06, 2023

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Infant Cú Chulainn Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 1 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly

              Est: €1,000 - €1,500

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Infant Cú Chulainn Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 1 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly

              Adam's
            • Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Birth of Conchobar Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 11 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly
              Dec. 06, 2023

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Birth of Conchobar Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 11 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly

              Est: €1,000 - €1,500

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Birth of Conchobar Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 11 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly

              Adam's
            • Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - Metamorphosis Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 10 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly
              Dec. 06, 2023

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - Metamorphosis Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 10 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly

              Est: €1,000 - €1,500

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - Metamorphosis Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 10 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly

              Adam's
            • Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Begetting of Conchobar Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 9 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly
              Dec. 06, 2023

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Begetting of Conchobar Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 9 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly

              Est: €1,000 - €1,500

              Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Begetting of Conchobar Lithographic brush drawing, 54 x 38cm (21.4 x 15'') Signed, dated 1969 and numbered 33/70; No. 9 from Portfolio I Printed in Dublin by Frank O'Reilly

              Adam's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) CHILDREN IN A WOOD, 1991
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) CHILDREN IN A WOOD, 1991

              Est: €2,000 - €3,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) CHILDREN IN A WOOD, 1991 lithograph; (no. 28 from an edition of 75) signed and numbered lower right h:20  w:25.50 in. Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin, 1991; Private collection; Adam's, 14 December 2004, lot 36; Private collection

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF PICASSO, 1989
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF PICASSO, 1989

              Est: €2,500 - €3,500

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF PICASSO, 1989 lithograph on Japanese paper; (no. 14 from an edition of 29) signed, dated and numbered in pencil lower right h:27  w:20 in. Provenance: Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford; Private collection; Adam's, 14 December 2004, lot 100; Private collection

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE XII, 2005
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE XII, 2005

              Est: €2,000 - €3,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HUMAN IMAGE XII, 2005 screenprint on Velin d'Arches; (no. 49 from an edition of 75) signed, dated and numbered lower right h:40  w:28.25 in.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. WOMEN WATCHING, 1969
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. WOMEN WATCHING, 1969

              Est: €2,000 - €3,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. WOMEN WATCHING, 1969 lithographic brush drawing; (no. 38 from an edition of 70) signed, dated and numbered lower left; titled on Peppercanister Gallery label on reverse h:14.50  w:20.75 in. Provenance: Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin; Private collection Exhibited: 'Louis le Brocquy', Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, 22 September to 12 October 2005 Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in an edition of 70 plus one artist’s proof. The present example is no. 7 in the series.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. CHARIOTS, 1969
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. CHARIOTS, 1969

              Est: €2,000 - €3,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. CHARIOTS, 1969 lithographic brush drawing; (no. 49 from an edition of 70) signed, dated and numbered lower left h:21  w:15 in. Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in an edition of 70 plus one artist’s proof. The present example is no. 23 in the series.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) PROCESSION WITH LILLIES, 1991
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) PROCESSION WITH LILLIES, 1991

              Est: €2,000 - €3,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) PROCESSION WITH LILLIES, 1991 lithograph; (no. 40 from an edition of 75) signed and numbered lower left in the margin h:20.50  w:26.50 in.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) SAMUEL BECKETT
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) SAMUEL BECKETT

              Est: €1,500 - €2,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) SAMUEL BECKETT lithograph; (no. 5 from an edition of 100) signed lower right and numbered lower left in the margin h:15.50  w:15.75 in. Provenance: de Veres, 4 April 2006, lot 161; Private collection Sheet size: 25.75 by 19.75 inches.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HEAD OF STRINDBERG, c.1979/80
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HEAD OF STRINDBERG, c.1979/80

              Est: €1,000 - €1,500

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) HEAD OF STRINDBERG, c.1979/80 chromolithograph; (no. 89 from an edition of 100) signed and numbered lower right h:30.25  w:22.75 in.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) EIGHT IRISH WRITERS, 1981
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) EIGHT IRISH WRITERS, 1981

              Est: €5,000 - €7,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) EIGHT IRISH WRITERS, 1981 collotype lithographs; (8); (no. 41 from an edition of 100); unframed, in the original linen folio case numbered in red on editions page; each signed and numbered in pencil in the lower margin h:13.50  w:11.50 in. A series of eight portraits depicting Yeats, Synge, Joyce, Beckett, Kinsella, Montague, Heaney and Stuart, accompanied by a poem by each respective author, a biographical note by Andrew Carpenter, and a preface by Seamus Heaney. The eight charcoal drawings were printed by collotype lithography at the Imprimerie Arte, Adrien Maeght, Paris, where the text was also printed. Presented in the original linen cased portfolio box made in Dublin by John F. Newman and Sons Ltd.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF SEAMUS HEANEY
              Dec. 04, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF SEAMUS HEANEY

              Est: €3,000 - €5,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) IMAGE OF SEAMUS HEANEY lithograph; (no. 37 from an edition of 75) signed and numbered lower right; with certificate of authenticity on reverse h:23  w:17.50 in. Provenance: IMMA, Dublin, 2012; Private collection Sheet size: 29.75 by 21.5in.

              Whyte's
            • Image of Francis Bacon
              Nov. 22, 2023

              Image of Francis Bacon

              Est: £15,000 - £20,000

              Louis le Brocquy, R.H.A. 1916-2012 Image of Francis Bacon signed LE BROCQUY and dated 1979 (lower left) watercolour on paper unframed: 56 by 42cm.; 22 by 16½in. framed: 76 by 61cm.; 30 by 24in. Executed in 1979.

              Sotheby's
            • Louis LE BROCQUY (1916 - 2012) Nelson Mandela - 1983 Lithographie en couleurs
              Oct. 03, 2023

              Louis LE BROCQUY (1916 - 2012) Nelson Mandela - 1983 Lithographie en couleurs

              Est: €400 - €600

              Louis LE BROCQUY (1916 - 2012) Nelson Mandela - 1983 Lithographie en couleurs Epreuve HC, signée et datée (100 épreuves numérotées) 85 x 60 cm Lithograph in colors ; signed and dated proof 33.46 x 23.62 in. Rapport de condition / Condition report: Très bon état général Very good overall condition Estimation 400 - 600 €

              Artcurial
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. WARRIOR KILLED, 1969
              Oct. 02, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. WARRIOR KILLED, 1969

              Est: €1,500 - €2,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. WARRIOR KILLED, 1969 lithographic brush drawing; (no. 45 from an edition of 70) signed, numbered and dated lower right; with Taylor Galleries label on reverse h:14.75  w:21 in. Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in an edition of 70 plus one artist’s proof. The present example is no. 3 in the series.

              Whyte's
            • Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. THE BIRTH OF CONCHOBOR, 1969
              Oct. 02, 2023

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. THE BIRTH OF CONCHOBOR, 1969

              Est: €1,500 - €2,000

              Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) THE TÁIN. THE BIRTH OF CONCHOBOR, 1969 lithographic brush drawing; (no. 45 from an edition of 70) signed, numbered and dated lower right h:15  w:21 in. Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O’Reilly in an edition of 70 plus one artist’s proof. The present example is no. 11 in the series.

              Whyte's
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