Louis le Brocquy | |
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 Medb relieving herself (1969) by le Brocquy | |
| Born | 10 November 1916 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 25 April 2012 (aged 95) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Printmaking, Ceramics, Tapestry, Illustration, Design |
| Notable work | A Family The Tain illustrations |
| Awards | Premio Acquisto Internationale, Venice Biennale, 1956 Saoi, 1993 |
Louis le Brocquy HRHA ([lwi lə bʁɔki]; 10 November 1916 – 25 April 2012) was an Irish painter born in Dublin to Albert and Sybil le Brocquy. Louis' sister is the sculptor Melanie Le Brocquy. His work received many accolades in a career that spanned some seventy years of creative practice. In 1956, he represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale, winning the Premio Acquisito Internationale (a once-off award when the event was acquired by the Nestle Corporation) with A Family (National Gallery of Ireland),[1] subsequently included in the historic exhibition Fifty Years of Modern Art Brussels, World Fair 1958.[2] The same year he married the Irish painter Anne Madden and left London to work in the French Midi.
- ^ Louis le Brocquy represented Ireland at the 1956 Venice Biennale alongside the sculptor Hilary Heron. His painting A Family was awarded the Premio Acquisito Internationale, and was subsequently included in the exhibition Mostra dei Premiatialla XXVIII Biennale, Messina, 1956.
- ^ The exhibition "Cinquante Ans d'Art Moderne" was an ambitious attempt to trace and categorise the development of painting and sculpture from Cézanne and Rodin to date (World Fair, Brussels, 1958)