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Rowan Gillespie

Equus

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May 10, 01:31 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Rowan Gillespie

b. 1953

Equus


aluminium based alloy

56.5 by 50cm.; 22¼ by 19¾in.


Conceived in 1977, the present work is from an edition of 6.


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Rowan Gillespie

b. 1953

Equus


alliage à base d'aluminium

56.5 by 50cm.; 22¼ by 19¾in.


Conçu en 1977, le présent ouvrage est d'une édition de 6 exemplaires

Lad Lane Gallery, Dublin, where acquired by the present owner circa 1977

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Lad Lane Gallery, Dublin, où l'a acquise par la propriétaire actuelle vers 1977

Dublin, Lad Lane Gallery, Rowan and Hanne Gillespie/ Exhibition of Sculptures and Tapestries, 5 – 23 December 1977, no. 19

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Dublin, Lad Lane Gallery, Rowan and Hanne Gillespie/ Exhibition of Sculptures and Tapestries, 5 – 23 decembre 1977, no. 19

Rowan Gillespie created the present edition immediately after seeing Peter Shaffer's Equus (written in 1973), which tells the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological, religious fascination with horses.