What is recorded here
Louis le Brocquy was born in Dublin on 10 November 1916, the city that later claimed his extraordinary seven-decade career. He painted portrait heads of Yeats, Joyce and Beckett with such immediacy they still breathe, and his family scenes commanded million-pound prices while he was alive. Dublin gave him life, visibility and legacy; he returned that gift in canvas and ink.
Why this person is known: Irish painter (1916-2012)
- Birthplace
- Dublin
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