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Robert Ballagh (b.1943)
Estimate:
€100 - €150
Sold
€180
Timed Auction
Spring Online Art Auction
ARTIST
Robert Ballagh (b.1943)
Size
8.50 by 12.25in. (21.6 by 31.1cm)
Description
Title: ISENHEIM, 2009
Note: Sheet size: 19 by 12.75in.This artwork was part of the response of several of the finest visual artists in Ireland to a selection of stories/essays in the anthology: From the Republic Conscience (Liberty Press, 2009).Robert Ballagh’s response to Gary Mitchell’sinterpretation of Article 14, Today They Are NailingThis Terrorist, is as visually arresting as the openinglines of the story: “You can’t nail a man to a wirefence”. “No talking, no questions. Just bring thehammer and nails”. Robert has taken Grunewald’sTsenheim Crucifixion as his inspiration.
Frame dimensions: 15.75 by 22in. (40 by 55.9cm)
Note: Sheet size: 19 by 12.75in.This artwork was part of the response of several of the finest visual artists in Ireland to a selection of stories/essays in the anthology: From the Republic Conscience (Liberty Press, 2009).Robert Ballagh’s response to Gary Mitchell’sinterpretation of Article 14, Today They Are NailingThis Terrorist, is as visually arresting as the openinglines of the story: “You can’t nail a man to a wirefence”. “No talking, no questions. Just bring thehammer and nails”. Robert has taken Grunewald’sTsenheim Crucifixion as his inspiration.
Frame dimensions: 15.75 by 22in. (40 by 55.9cm)
Condition
Excellent condition.
Medium
archival pigment print; (no. 1 from an edition of 25)
Signature
signed and numbered in pencil
