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Michael Collins, portrait bust by Marjorie Fitzgibbon HRHA (1913-1918).
Estimate:
€3,000 - €5,000
Sold
€4,000
Live Auction
The Eclectic Collector
Size
17 by 7 by 9in. (43.2 by 17.8 by 22.9cm)
Description
Description: A unique bronze sculpture of Collins, on marble plinth, signed 'MF'. Size including base
Note: Dr Marjorie Steele-FitzGibbon (1930-2018) was an American-born Irish citizen. She was a successful film and stage actor and a painter and sculptor. Her best known works in Dublin are her statue of James Joyce on North Earl Street and her bust of him on St. Stephen's Green.
Note: Dr Marjorie Steele-FitzGibbon (1930-2018) was an American-born Irish citizen. She was a successful film and stage actor and a painter and sculptor. Her best known works in Dublin are her statue of James Joyce on North Earl Street and her bust of him on St. Stephen's Green.
Provenance
Commissioned from the artist by the current owner.
