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Seamus Murphy RHA (1907-1975)
Estimate:
€3,000 - €5,000
Passed
Live Auction
Important Irish Art
Size
12.50 by 8 by 7in. (31.8 by 20.3 by 17.8cm)
Description
Title: DEATH MASK OF SEÁN Ó RIADA, 1971
Note: Accompanied by a letter from the artist to the purchaser and original invoice issued by Neff Bros., Cork.
Note: Accompanied by a letter from the artist to the purchaser and original invoice issued by Neff Bros., Cork.
Condition
Some surface dirt visible. Chipping visible on nose, right ear and right eyebrow. Otherwise good condition.
Medium
plaster
Signature
signed with initials lower left; inscribed and dated lower centre
Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist by the father of the present owner, 1975