John Behan
Dublin-born sculptor, he studied in Dublin, London and Oslo. He has had major exhibitions with the Project Arts Centre (Dublin), Kenny Art Gallery (Galway), Emmet Gallery (Dublin), and has participated in the RHA, the Independent Artists and the Oireachtas annual exhibitions. He is well known for large public sculptural works including the National Famine Memorial
Murrisk, Co. Mayo and Arrival: A New Dawn, United Nations Headquarters, New York. Represented in the collections of The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, An Chomhairle Ealai(fadda)on / The Arts Council, Irish Life Centre (Dublin) and the Insurance Corporation of Ireland. Behan is a member of the RHA and Aosdàna.
Murrisk, Co. Mayo and Arrival: A New Dawn, United Nations Headquarters, New York. Represented in the collections of The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, An Chomhairle Ealai(fadda)on / The Arts Council, Irish Life Centre (Dublin) and the Insurance Corporation of Ireland. Behan is a member of the RHA and Aosdàna.
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'TÁIN - CÚCHULAINN AND HIS CHARIOT, 1996'
- Price Realised: €1,600
- Sale: 02 October 2017
- oil on board with gilded copper relief
- 18¾ x 14¾in. (47.63 x 37.47cm)
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'ICARUS'
- Price Realised: €1,600
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- bronze on black marble base; (from an edition of 9)
- 12 by 12 by 0.5in., 30 by 30 by 1.25cm.
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'FLIGHT OF BIRDS, 1973'
- Price Realised: €1,500
- Sale: 04 March 2013
- bronze and on green marble base; (unique)
- 18.5 by 25 by 1.5in., 46.25 by 62.5 by 3.75cm.
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'WAITING BULL, c.1974'
- Price Realised: €1,300
- Sale: 09 March 2020
- bronze on white marble base; (no. 3 from an edition of 4)
- 7 x 12½ x 5in. (17.78 x 31¾ x 12.70cm)
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'FLIGHT OF BIRDS'
- Price Realised: €1,200
- Sale: 25 May 2020
- bronze
- 9¾ x 10 x 6½in. (24.77 x 25.40 x 16.51cm)
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'TÁIN - QUEEN MEABH WITH WARRIORS, 1996'
- Price Realised: €1,200
- Sale: 02 October 2017
- oil on board with gilded copper relief
- 19¼ x 15½ x 1in. (48.90 x 39.37 x 2.54cm)
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'BIRD'
- Price Realised: €1,100
- Sale: 04 March 2013
- bronze on black marble base
- 11 by 15.5 by 10in., 27.5 by 38.75 by 25cm.
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'FATHER CONMEE, ULYSSES, EPISODE TEN, 1995'
- Price Realised: €950
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- oil on board with gilded copper relief
- 18¾ x 15½in. (47.63 x 39.37cm)
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'WOMAN UNDRESSING, 1979'
- Price Realised: €900
- Sale: 24 February 2014
- bronze on green marble base
- 32.5 by 12.5 by 3.5in., 32.5 by 12.5 by 8.75cm.
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'SEATED FEMALE NUDES, IN FOUR QUADRANTS, 1971'
- Price Realised: €800
- Sale: 04 October 2010
- pen and ink with gouache and pastel
- 77 by 56cm., 30.5 by 22in.
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'HEAD OF A WOMAN'
- Price Realised: €750
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- bronze on black marble base
- 19 by 7.5 by 10in., 47.5 by 18.75 by 25cm.
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'WOMAN WITH SHORT HAIR'
- Price Realised: €750
- Sale: 25 November 2013
- bronze on black marble base
- 18.5 by 9 by 7.5in., 46.25 by 22.5 by 18.75cm.
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'BULLS IN ORANGE AND BLACK (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: €750
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- ink with gouache and mixed media on paper
- 15.75 by 19.75in., 39.375 by 49.375cm.
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'THREE BULLS, 1971'
- Price Realised: €750
- Sale: 04 October 2010
- pen and ink with gouache and pastel
- 77 by 55cm., 30.5 by 21.75in.
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'FIGHTING BULLS, 1975'
- Price Realised: €560
- Sale: 17 October 2022
- ink, pencil and watercolour
- 15¾ x 19½in. (40.01 x 49.53cm)
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'MOTHER AND CHILD'
- Price Realised: €550
- Sale: 18 November 2003
- lithograph
- 46 by 36cm., 18 by 14in.
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'DON QUIXOTE, 1995'
- Price Realised: €500
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- mixed media
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'PUB SCENE, 1983'
- Price Realised: €480
- Sale: 09 March 2020
- watercolour
- 15½ x 19½in. (39.37 x 49.53cm)
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'BULL FIGHT, 1978, STILL LIFE WITH BOTTLES, 1967 and SEATED FIGURE, 1966'
- Price Realised: €470
- Sale: 04 October 2010
- etching(the first,no.72 from an edition of 75; second, no. 5 from 12; third, no.1 from 12) (all unframed)
- 25 by 37cm., 9.75 by 14.75in.
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'FAMINE SHIP, 2000'
- Price Realised: €460
- Sale: 05 October 2020
- acrylic on paper
- 11 x 16¼in. (27.94 x 41.28cm)
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'BULL FIGHT - FROM THE TÁIN, 1978'
- Price Realised: €400
- Sale: 17 February 2020
- etching; (no. 22 from an edition of 75); (unframed)
- 9¾ x 14¾in. (24.77 x 37.47cm)
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'FAMILY, 1972'
- Price Realised: €360
- Sale: 05 October 2020
- ink and watercolour
- 15 x 10in. (38.10 x 25.40cm)
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'TWO FIGURES, 1973'
- Price Realised: €360
- Sale: 09 March 2020
- watercolour
- 19½ x 16in. (49.53 x 40.64cm)
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'BOTTLES'
- Price Realised: €340
- Sale: 25 May 2020
- etching; (no 12 from an edition of 12)
- 11¾ x 17½in. (29.85 x 44.45cm)
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'MANNIN BAY, GALWAY, 1997'
- Price Realised: €340
- Sale: 09 December 2012
- watercolour over pencil
- 11.25 by 16in., 28.575 by 40.64cm.
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'MAEVE'S ARMY, 1983'
- Price Realised: €300
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- watercolour
- 14¼ x 22¼in. (36.20 x 56.52cm)
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'MAN WITH HAT'
- Price Realised: €300
- Sale: 10 December 2005
- colour lithograph (no. 55 from an edition of 60)
- 49 by 30cm., 19.2 by 12in.
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'HEAD'
- Price Realised: €300
- Sale: 10 December 2005
- colour lithograph (no. 46 from an edition of 75)
- 43 by 33cm., 17 by 13in.