Lot Essay
The present work is believed to depict Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967).
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Image of a Revolutionary
Details
LOUIS LE BROCQUY, H.R.H.A. (1916-2012)
Image of a Revolutionary
signed, inscribed twice and dated twice 'IMAGE OF A REVOLUTIONARY/211./Louis Le Brocquy 1968/LE BROCQUY - 68' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
10 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in. (26.3 x 26.3 cm.)
Painted in 1968.
Image of a Revolutionary
signed, inscribed twice and dated twice 'IMAGE OF A REVOLUTIONARY/211./Louis Le Brocquy 1968/LE BROCQUY - 68' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
10 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in. (26.3 x 26.3 cm.)
Painted in 1968.
Provenance
Purchased at the 1968 exhibition by the present owner's parents, and by descent.
Exhibited
London, Gimpel Fils, Louis Le Brocquy: recent paintings, October 1968, no. 23: this exhibition travelled to Zurich, Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, January - February 1969.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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