Brian Bourke
Bourke was born in Dublin in 1936. He attended the National College of Art & Design in Dublin and later moved to London to further his studies. Bourke has worked around the world including in Bavaria, Switzerland and France.
In 1988 a retrospective exhibition of his work, '25 Years', was part of the Galway Arts Festival and this was later mounted at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin.
Bourke has represented Ireland abroad on many occasions including the Paris Biennale in 1965 and the Lugano exhibition in London in 1980. A year later he took part in the second Biennale of European Art at Birmingham, Alabama, and in 1986 was included in an exhibition of Irish artists at Beverly Hills, California. His work has been critically acclaimed and is the subject of numerous monographs. An RTE television programme was produced on Brian's work in 1988. He is a member of Aosdαna and lives and works in the west of Ireland.
In 1988 a retrospective exhibition of his work, '25 Years', was part of the Galway Arts Festival and this was later mounted at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin.
Bourke has represented Ireland abroad on many occasions including the Paris Biennale in 1965 and the Lugano exhibition in London in 1980. A year later he took part in the second Biennale of European Art at Birmingham, Alabama, and in 1986 was included in an exhibition of Irish artists at Beverly Hills, California. His work has been critically acclaimed and is the subject of numerous monographs. An RTE television programme was produced on Brian's work in 1988. He is a member of Aosdαna and lives and works in the west of Ireland.
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'WOMEN GIVING BIRTH TO MEN, 2001-2003 (SET OF FORTY)'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 31 May 2021
- pastel; (40)
- 37½ x 24½in. (95Ό x 62.23cm)
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'KNOCK A LOUGH, APRIL 1977'
- Price Realised: 7,400
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- oil on board
- 64 by 56cm., 25 by 22in.
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'LANDSCAPE POLLING, 1966'
- Price Realised: 7,000
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on canvas
- 124 by 84cm., 49 by 33in.
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'LANDSCAPE, FAMINE SERIES'
- Price Realised: 6,000
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on canvas
- 137 by 112cm., 54 by 44in.
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'PORTRAIT OF M.C.'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- gouache and pastel on paper
- 102 by 66cm., 40 by 26in.
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'LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURE NO. 2, 1967'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- oil on canvas
- 112 by 81cm., 44 by 32in.
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'PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST'S FATHER, TOM¦S BOURKE'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 102 by 51cm., 40 by 20in.
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'SELF PORTRAIT, SUMMER, 1965'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on canvas
- 117 by 102cm., 46 by 40in.
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'LANDSCAPE, POLLING'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 18 November 2003
- oil on canvas
- 124 by 84cm., 49 by 33in.
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'SHEEP SKULL, GOAT SKULL, AFRICAN CARVING'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 26 September 2016
- oil on canvas
- 39 x 39in. (99.06 x 99.06cm)
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'BOG SERIES'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on canvas
- 117 by 91cm., 46 by 36in.
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'DESERTED BUILDING, OWER, COUNTY GALWAY (COMMEMORATION OF FAMINE)'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- oil on canvas
- 50 by 40in., 127 by 101.6cm.
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'CHILD WITH TIN DRUM'
- Price Realised: 3,600
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on canvas
- 91 by 76cm., 36 by 30in.
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'SELF AND DON QUIXOTE [SET OF SIX]'
- Price Realised: 3,200
- Sale: 17 September 2002
- colour etchings
- 51 by 34cm., 20 by 13.5in.
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'SMOKER, 1997'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- oil on canvas
- 128 by 110cm., 50.5 by 43.5in.
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'CNOIC AN LOC, GALWAY'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 19 February 2002
- oil on board
- 75 by 55cm., 29.5 by 21.5in.
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'BENNETSBRIDGE, COUNTY KILKENNY'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- mixed media on board
- 76 by 56cm., 30 by 22in.
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'LANDSCAPE WITH RUINS, COUNTY KILKENNY'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- mixed media on board
- 76 by 56cm., 30 by 22in.
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'FIGURE IN A LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- pastel, pencil and gouache on paper
- 66 by 48cm., 26 by 19in.
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'DONEGAL LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 19 February 2002
- mixed media on board
- 76 by 56cm., 30 by 22in.
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'BUST OF TONY O'MALLEY'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 28 November 2022
- bronze; (unique)
- 16 x 6½ x 6½in. (40.64 x 16.51 x 16.51cm)
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'SCOTS PINE ON LIMESTONE, 2002'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 27 September 2021
- oil on canvas
- 50½ x 43in. (128.27 x 109.22cm)
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'LATE WINTER, OWER (COUNTY GALWAY)'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 19 February 2002
- mixed media on paper
- 71 by 51cm., 28 by 20in.
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'MODEL AEROPLANES OVER BELMONT'
- Price Realised: 2,250
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on canvas
- 55 x 39in. (139.70 x 99.06cm)
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'MODEL AEROPLANES OVER BELMONT'
- Price Realised: 2,250
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on canvas
- 55 x 39in. (139.70 x 99.06cm)
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'MODEL AEROPLANES OVER BELMONT'
- Price Realised: 2,250
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on canvas
- 55 x 39in. (139.70 x 99.06cm)
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'MODEL AEROPLANES OVER BELMONT'
- Price Realised: 2,250
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on canvas
- 55 x 39in. (139.70 x 99.06cm)
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'LANDSCAPE, BAVARIA, 1974'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 26 May 2007
- watercolour and pastel
- 62 by 48cm., 24.5 by 19in.