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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'TWO HEADS, 1969'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed and dated lower right
- 61 by 46cm., 24 by 18in.
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'WHITETHORN'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- watercolour, pastel and pencil
- 55 by 37cm., 21.5 by 14.5in.
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'SUMMER, OWER'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- mixed media on paper
- 67 by 48cm., 26.5 by 19in.
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'HETROCHROMIC IRIDES, 1992'
- Price Realised: 1,950
- Sale: 09 November 2006
- mixed media
- 41 by 33cm., 16 by 13in.
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'CORDUNDULLA, GALWAY, SUMMER 1976'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 26 November 2018
- oil on board
- 30 x 22in. (76.20 x 55.88cm)
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'DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- mixed media on board
- 64 by 48cm., 25 by 19in.
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'PORTRAIT OF C.W.'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- watercolour, pastel and conte on paper
- 71 by 53cm., 28 by 21in.
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'CLARE RAINS, 1976'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 22 March 2021
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 29Ό x 21Όin. (74.30 x 53.98cm)
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'IRELAND 73 MIDLANDS'
- Price Realised: 1,800
- Sale: 08 May 2002
- mixed media on paper
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'PORTRAIT OF A.B., 1970'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- oil on canvas
- 24 x 19in. (60.96 x 48.26cm)
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'MARCEL MARCEAU FROM THE WINGS (SET OF 8)'
- Price Realised: 1,600
- Sale: 24 November 2014
- lithograph; (8); (no. 10 from edition of 100)
- 22 x 14.70in. (55.88 x 37.34cm)
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'BOOTERSTOWN, COUNTY DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 1,600
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
- 48 by 39cm., 19 by 15.5in.
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'SELF PORTRAIT, 1965'
- Price Realised: 1,400
- Sale: 01 October 2012
- oil on canvas
- 18 by 14in., 46 by 36cm.
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'PORTRAIT OF A GIRL, 1989'
- Price Realised: 1,400
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on paper
- 55 by 37cm., 21.75 by 14.5in.
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'POLLING LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 1,400
- Sale: 12 June 2005
- watercolour, pastel and charcoal on paper
- 76 by 53cm., 30 by 21in.
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'TREE STUDY WITH RAINBOW'
- Price Realised: 1,396
- Sale: 19 November 2001
- pastel and ink on paper
- 58 by 38cm., 23 by 15in.
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'INTERIOR'
- Price Realised: 1,300
- Sale: 19 November 2002
- mixed media on paper
- 81 by 56cm., 32 by 22in.
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'KILKENNY, 1975'
- Price Realised: 1,250
- Sale: 10 October 2011
- oil with pencil on board
- 76 by 55cm., 29.7 5 by 21.7 5in.
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'NEAR JAMESTOWN, COUNTY ROSCOMMON'
- Price Realised: 1,200
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- watercolour, crayon and pencil on paper
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 1,100
- Sale: 26 February 2018
- watercolour over pencil on paper
- 29½ x 19½in. (74.93 x 49.53cm)
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'KNOCK-A-LOUGH, MID-SUMMER, 1977'
- Price Realised: 1,050
- Sale: 29 February 2016
- oil on board
- 29Ό x 21½in. (74.30 x 54.61cm)
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'TWO LANDSCAPES'
- Price Realised: 1,000
- Sale: 23 October 2017
- oil on canvas
- 18Ό x 40½in. (46.36 x 102.87cm)
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'BELOW ALBERT LOCK'
- Price Realised: 1,000
- Sale: 18 November 2003
- watercolour and crayon
- 52 by 43cm., 20.5 by 17in.
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'SUMMER, OWER, COUNTY GALWAY, 1995'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- mixed media
- 27½ x 19½in. (69.85 x 49.53cm)
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'SORRENTO TERRACE, DALKEY, COUNTY DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- oil on canvas
- 16Ό x 20Όin. (41.28 x 51.44cm)
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'HEAD OF NORMA, PORTRAIT OF L.S., 2005, and HEAD OF L.S., 2005 (SET OF THREE)'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 30 May 2016
- oil, pastel and watercolour on card; (3); (unframed)
- 30 x 22½in. (76.20 x 57.15cm)
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'DUBLIN, 1969'
- Price Realised: 950
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- mixed media with gouache and pastel on paper
- 23 by 16in., 58.42 by 40.64cm.
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'STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS, 1965'
- Price Realised: 900
- Sale: 17 July 2017
- mixed media on paper
- 28 x 20½in. (71.12 x 52.07cm)