LOUIS LE BROCQUY, R.H.A. | STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF DELACROIX

The Taylor Gallery, London;

Private collection

This interpretation of Eugene Delacroix belongs to series of ‘Portrait Heads’ from 1975-2005 which have become iconic works within the artist’s oeuvre. Other figures include W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Francis Bacon, Federico Garcia Lorca and William Shakespeare. Le Brocquy’s distinctive approach - building up the portraits via subtle strokes against a white background - seeks to capture the essence of artists, poets and writers who have and continue to exercise a cultural influence.