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Born in Dublin, Ireland, Louis le Brocquy is one of the foremost Irish painters of the twentieth century. Widely acclaimed for his evocative ‘Heads’ of literary figures and fellow artists, which include William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Francis Bacon and Seamus Heaney, in 1956, he represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale, winning the prestigious Premio Acquisto Internationale with A Family, subsequently included in the historic exhibition Fifty Years of Modern Art, Brussels World Fair 1958. Le Brocquy's inquiry into the human condition is seminal to his motivation as a painter. This underlying concern has informed a number of significant developments. According to his friend Francis Bacon 'Le Brocquy belongs to a category of artists who have always existed - obsessed by figuration outside and on the other side of illustration - who are aware of the vast and potent possibilities of inventing ways by which fact and appearance can be reconjugated'. Important developments comprise: Early Works (1939-45) incl. Girl in White (coll. Ulster Museum) establish the artist's ongoing preoccupation with the individual. The Tinker paintings (1946-50) incl. Tinkers Resting (coll. Tate Britain) developed further concerns relating to the human condition. The Grey Period (1950-56) incl. A Family, (coll. National Gallery of Ireland) contemplated a stark human circumstance in the aftermath of the war. John Russell records that the artist was by then ‘well known as a symbolist and thoughtful enquirer into the conditions of life’. His painting underwent a profound development in 1956 with the White Period (1956-64) incl. Woman (coll.Tate Modern) that radicalised the human figure as an isolated presence, and the ensuing Head Series (1964-1996) incl. Head of an Irish Martyr (coll. Smithsonian Institution, Washington) that kindled his interest in the Celtic head culture. Initially anonymous, these images later depicted heads of specific individuals, incl. Shakespeare (coll. Guggenheim, New York) whom the artist perceived as avatars of consciousness. In recent years he has undertaken a major series entitled Procession, and since 1996 has embarked on a body of work entitled Human Images, pursuing his interest in the Presence series. Parallel to his painting he has designed many tapestries, mostly woven in Aubusson, France, incl. the monumental Triumph of Cúchulainn (National Gallery of Ireland), and the Táin series (Irish Museum of Modern Art). The artist has illustrated Beckett's valedictory book, Stirrings Still (1988); James Joyce's Dubliners (1986) and Thomas Kinsella's renowned translation of the Táin (1969), held to be the great Irish Livre d'Artiste of the last century. This article is about the city in Ireland. ... William Butler Yeats (June 13, 1865 – January 28, 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, mystic and public figure. ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, and is widely considered one of the most significant writers of the 20th century. ... Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (April 13, 1906 – December 22, 1989) was an Irish playwright, novelist and poet. ... Sir Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, spy, freemason and essayist. ... Seamus Justin Heaney (b. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Venice Biennale (Italian: Biennale di Venezia) is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes places once every two years (in odd years) in Venice, Italy. ...

Honoured with museum retrospectives worldwide, his work is represented in numerous public collections, including the Guggenheim Museum, New York and the Tate, London. Exhibitions of his work have been held in museums in the United States, Japan, Australia, France, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia and Mexico. In Ireland, le Brocquy’s contribution to art over the past sixty five years was celebrated in a major retrospective at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1996. The front of the Guggenheim Museum from 5th Avenue This article refers to the Guggenheim Museum in the upper east side of Manhattan (New York). ... The Irish Museum of Modern Art, also known as the IMMA, opened in May 1991 and is Irelands leading national institution exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Some of the honors bestowed on him include:

• Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, (1975)
• Officier de l'Ordre de la Couronne Belge, (2001)
• Member of Aosdána
• Elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1992.
• Officier des Arts et des Lettres, France, 1999
• Hon. Litt. D., University of Dublin, 1962
• Hon. Ll. D., University College, Dublin, 1988
• Hon. D. Ph., Dublin City University, 1999
• Hon. D. Univ., Queen's University, Belfast 2002.
• Hon. D. Ph., Dublin Institute of Technology, 2004.

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External Link

• Aosdána biographical note
• Examples of artist's work
• actual exhibitions