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LOUIS LE BROCQUY HRHA (1916 - 2012)
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Title: Image of W.B. Yeats
Medium: Lithograph No. 3/30
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Provenance: Private Collection
Framed
Lot Description: Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916–2012), Head of W.B. Yeats, lithograph on handmade paper, signed lower left, from the renowned Heads series. A hauntingly ethereal portrayal of the poet William Butler Yeats, rendered in le Brocquy’s celebrated visual idiom—where the subject’s presence emerges from a void-like field. Subtle washes of grey, punctuated with expressive red and white, convey both spirit and intellect, making this one of le Brocquy's most iconic treatments of Ireland’s literary great. Float-mounted and presented in a white shadow box frame.
Image: 75 x 55.5 cm.; Framed: 94 x 75 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:36:40
Biography
LOUIS LE BROCQUY HRHA (1916 - 2012)
Louis le Brocquy was one of Ireland’s foremost modern painters, internationally acclaimed for his Head series, which includes spiritual interpretations of cultural figures such as Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett. A self-taught artist, he represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale and is the only Irish artist to have a retrospective at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. His work is held in prestigious collections including the National Gallery of Ireland and the Tate.
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Title: Image of W.B. Yeats
Medium: Lithograph No. 3/30
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Provenance: Private Collection
Framed
Lot Description: Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916–2012), Head of W.B. Yeats, lithograph on handmade paper, signed lower left, from the renowned Heads series. A hauntingly ethereal portrayal of the poet William Butler Yeats, rendered in le Brocquy’s celebrated visual idiom—where the subject’s presence emerges from a void-like field. Subtle washes of grey, punctuated with expressive red and white, convey both spirit and intellect, making this one of le Brocquy's most iconic treatments of Ireland’s literary great. Float-mounted and presented in a white shadow box frame.
Image: 75 x 55.5 cm.; Framed: 94 x 75 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:36:40
Biography
LOUIS LE BROCQUY HRHA (1916 - 2012)
Louis le Brocquy was one of Ireland’s foremost modern painters, internationally acclaimed for his Head series, which includes spiritual interpretations of cultural figures such as Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett. A self-taught artist, he represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale and is the only Irish artist to have a retrospective at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. His work is held in prestigious collections including the National Gallery of Ireland and the Tate.
IMPORTANT IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 16th September
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Durrow
Co. Laois
R32 FN88
Ireland
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Sheppard’s are pleased to present this auction of Important Irish Art. The sale includes major works of art by Daniel O’Neill, Willliam Ashford, Frank McKelvey, Grace Henry, Sean Keating, Sean McSweeney, James Humbert Craig, Sir William Orpen, Gerard Dillon, Augustus Burke, Harry Kernoff, Paul Sandby, John Henry Foley, Peter Curling, Graham Knuttel, Donald Teskey, Jean Dufy, John Behan, Rory Breslin, Siobhan Bulfin and many more.
