Louis le Brocquy | |
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 10 November 1916
Died | 25 April 2012 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 95)
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.