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Louis le Brocquy, H.R.H.A.
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Louis le Brocquy, H.R.H.A.
- Study towards an image of Francis Bacon (W465)
- signed with initials and dated l.l.: LE B 79
- watercolour
- 61 by 46cm.; 24 by 18¼in.
Provenance
Taylor Galleries, Dublin
Exhibited
Dublin, Taylor Galleries, Louis le Brocquy, December 1991
Condition
The sheet is sound and in excellent original condition.
Held in a simple stained wood box frame under glass; unexamined out of frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Although le Brocquy first met Bacon in London in the 1950s, it was not until the year of the present work, 1979, that he created his first images of the artist. Bacon even wrote the introduction to le Brocquy's 1966 retrospective at the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and aptly observed, '...le Brocquy belongs to a category of artists who have always existed - obsessed by figuration outside and on the other side of illustration - who are aware of the vast and potent possibilties of inventing ways by which fact and appearance can be reconjugated'.