Edward Delaney
Edward Delaney was born in Co. Mayo in 1930. One of Irelands best-known sculptors, he studied first at the National College of Art and Design before travelling to Germany to study casting. He represented Ireland on an international level at the Biennale de Paris in 1959 and 1961, and at the World Fair in New York in 1965. His works have been exhibited around the world, in New York, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, and Budapest. In Ireland, Delaney exhibited in the Hendriks Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Davis and Solomon Galleries, and in the Project Arts Centre, amongst others. www.whytes.ie He received many awards for his work in sculpture, including the RHAs Award for Sculpture of Distinction in Bronze in 1991. He was also elected a member of Aosdαna. He spent his later life in Galway, where he died in 2009. Delaneys work is well-known and can be seen throughout Ireland. Among his best-known sculptures are the statue of Wolfe Tone and famine memorial (1967) at the northeastern corner of St. Stephens Green, Dublin and the statue of Thomas Davis in College Green, opposite Trinity College, Dublin. www.whytes.ie
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'STANDING NUDE'
- Price Realised: 9,500
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- bronze (unique)
- 57 cm., 22.5 in. high
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'RESURRECTION, c.1960-1961'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 24 February 2014
- copper; (unique)
- 257.5 by 112.5 by 12in., 257.5 by 112.5 by 30cm.
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'ABSTRACT FAMILY COMPOSITION'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- bronze
- 41 by 15cm., 16 by 6in.
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'SEA CREATURE'
- Price Realised: 7,500
- Sale: 18 May 2009
- bronze on granite base
- 140 cm., 55 in. high
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'THE PIPER'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- sterling silver on a polished limestone base
- 18 by 5cm., 7.25 by 2in.
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'REACHING FIGURE'
- Price Realised: 4,600
- Sale: 30 September 2024
- bronze on black marble base
- 19Ό x 6 x 6in. (48.90 x 15.24 x 15.24cm)
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'PADDY MOLONEY'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 13 December 2021
- sterling silver on polished limestone base
- 7Ό x 2 x 1in. (18.42 x 5.08 x 2.54cm)
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'TWO WOMEN - ONE SEATED, THE OTHER STANDING'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- stamped with initials
- 13 by 0cm., 5 by in.
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'THE SAMSON RIDDLE (SET OF SIX), 1972'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- six artist proof lithographs, framed separately
- 38 by 29cm., 15 by 11.2 5in.
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'UNTITLED, c.1968'
- Price Realised: 3,200
- Sale: 09 July 2018
- bronze and coloured plastic; (unique)
- 4 x 8 x 2in. (10.16 x 20.32 x 5.08cm)
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'FEMALE FORM II'
- Price Realised: 3,200
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed and inscribed on base
- 32 by 0cm., 12.7 by in.
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'PAIR OF FIGURES'
- Price Realised: 3,100
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- sterling silver, one mounted on stone; unique
- 14 by 7cm., 5.5 by 2.75in.
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'WARRIOR, c.1960s'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- bronze
- 17.5 by 7 by 6in., 43.75 by 17.5 by 15cm.
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'FEMALE FORM I'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed and inscribed on base
- 28 by 0cm., 11 by in.
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'NUDE SERIES (SET OF THREE)'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 06 June 2022
- sterling silver on polished limestone base; (3)
- 4½ x 1 x 0Ύin. (11.43 x 2.54 x 1.91cm)
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'HORSE'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 26 November 2018
- bronze on marble base
- 11 x 10 x 3in. (27.94 x 25.40 x 7.62cm)
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'THE SAMSON RIDDLE (SET OF TWELVE, FRAMED), 1972'
- Price Realised: 2,500
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- set of twelve lithographs; each lithograph no. 8 from an edition of 75; framed
- 39 by 29cm., 15.2 5 by 11.2 5in.
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'FIGURES AND HORSES'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 17 May 2008
- oil on board
- 56 by 81cm., 22 by 32in.
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'FIGURES AND HORSES'
- Price Realised: 2,300
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on board
- 56 by 81cm., 22 by 32in.
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'THE FAMILY, c.1968'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 30 May 2011
- bronze
- 46 by 10cm., 18 by 4in.
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'FIGURES AGAINST BLUE and FIGURES AGAINST YELLOW (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- mixed media on paper; (2)
- 23 by 30.25in., 57.5 by 75.625cm.
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'THE SHEPHERD'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- bronze on black marble base
- 11.25 by 2.25 by 2.25in., 28 by 5.6 by 5.6cm.
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'ITINERANT GROUP, 1970'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- ink on paper (monotype)
- 32 by 41cm., 12.7 5 by 16in.
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'WARRIOR'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 28 September 2015
- bronze on green marble base
- 14 x 3½ x 1Ύin. (35.56 x 8.89 x
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'GROUP OF FIGURES, 1974'
- Price Realised: 1,700
- Sale: 15 December 2007
- oil and charcoal on paper
- 55 by 76cm., 21.5 by 30in.
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'FEMALE FIGURE'
- Price Realised: 1,500
- Sale: 03 March 2025
- bronze on marble base
- 11Ό x 4 x 3in. (28.58 x 10.16 x 7.62cm)
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'CUCHULAINN SUITE XX, 1972'
- Price Realised: 1,350
- Sale: 04 October 2010
- oil on paper
- 57 by 90cm., 22.25 by 35.2 5in.
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'NUDE STUDY'
- Price Realised: 1,200
- Sale: 01 July 2024
- bronze on granite base; (unique)
- 4Ύ x 2 x 1½in. (12.07 x 5.08 x 3.81cm)