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THE TÁIN - PORTFOLIO No. 2, 1969 (SET OF TWELVE) Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012)
Signature: each signed, inscribed, dated and numbered in pencil in the margin lower right Medium: lithographic brush drawings (12); each no. 24 from an edition of 70 Dimensions: 21¼ x 14¾in. (53.98 x 37.47cm) Printed in Dublin in 1969 by Frank O'Reilly in an edition of seventy plus one artist's proof, these lithographic brush drawings illustrate the epic Ulster cycle of heroic tales. The complete set of th... his seminal series comprises three portfolios, of which this is the second in the series. Included in this portfolio: Noisiu, Naked Woman, Cúchulainn Displayed, The Boy Cúchulainn Armed, Swordsman, The Boy Cúchulainn, Horseman, Medb Relieving Herself, Macha Pleading, Fedelm, Chariots and Army Massing. Presented in its original black clamshell case with title pages, preliminaries and black interleaves. A rare and highly desirable set. more