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Louis le Brocquy
IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
Lot 16
Price Realised:
€10,500
Estimate:
€7,000 - €10,000
Louis le Brocquy HRHA, 1916-2012
IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
Watercolour, 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" (24 x 20cm), signed and dated '77 verso.
Provenance: Galeria Maeght, Barcelona (label verso).
Exhibited: Galeria Maeght October - November 19...
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Lot 16
Louis le Brocquy
IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
Lot 16
Louis le Brocquy
IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
Estimate:
€7,000 - €10,000
Louis le Brocquy HRHA, 1916-2012
IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
Watercolour, 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" (24 x 20cm), signed and dated '77 verso.
Provenance: Galeria Maeght, Barcelona (label verso).
Exhibited: Galeria Maeght October - November 1978, cat no. 30 (with original exhibition catalogue); Galeria Maeght, Barcelona (October 1978); Galerie Kreisler Dos, Madrid (December 1978);
Fundacion Rodriguez-Acosta, Granada (May 1979). Cat. text: Claude Esteban, Arqueologia del rostro [Spanish/French].
Commenting on the series le Brocquy noted, 'I am aware that that vision lies far from my own country which gave birth to Yeats and Joyce. Lorca, far away, lending his Iberian temperament and his voice to the cries of his own people, echoing within his "astonished flesh". For me, an Irishman, it was curiously enough the plays of Synge which provided the key to an understanding of Lorca's fierce, lyrical world. Synge, with his ear pressed against the floorboards, passionately noting the marvelous vernacular of the Wicklow people in the room below. It was only quite recently that I was told by Mark Mortimer in Paris that Lorca knew and admired the works of John Millington Synge.'
IMAGE OF FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
Watercolour, 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" (24 x 20cm), signed and dated '77 verso.
Provenance: Galeria Maeght, Barcelona (label verso).
Exhibited: Galeria Maeght October - November 1978, cat no. 30 (with original exhibition catalogue); Galeria Maeght, Barcelona (October 1978); Galerie Kreisler Dos, Madrid (December 1978);
Fundacion Rodriguez-Acosta, Granada (May 1979). Cat. text: Claude Esteban, Arqueologia del rostro [Spanish/French].
Commenting on the series le Brocquy noted, 'I am aware that that vision lies far from my own country which gave birth to Yeats and Joyce. Lorca, far away, lending his Iberian temperament and his voice to the cries of his own people, echoing within his "astonished flesh". For me, an Irishman, it was curiously enough the plays of Synge which provided the key to an understanding of Lorca's fierce, lyrical world. Synge, with his ear pressed against the floorboards, passionately noting the marvelous vernacular of the Wicklow people in the room below. It was only quite recently that I was told by Mark Mortimer in Paris that Lorca knew and admired the works of John Millington Synge.'
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PLEASE BID EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
In order to allow rival bidders the opportunity to respond to a late bid the following extensions will apply:
IF A BID IS RECEIVED WITHIN THE FINAL 45 SECONDS OF THE COUNTDOWN THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO 60 SECONDS.
At any point you can leave a maximum bid, representing the highest price you are prepared to pay for a particular lot. Bidding only advances when there is competition from a rival bidder. In that case the system bids on your behalf, only up to the maximum if required. All bids are relayed to you be email, along with notification if you have been outbid.
All maximum bids are confidential and not disclosed. The system will endeavor to purchase the lot for you for the least price. Bids are subject to buyer’s premium of 25% (incl vat), with no additional charges.
In the event of a tied bid, the preference will be given to the bid submitted first. The second bidder will receive immediate notification of being outbid.
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