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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'BIRD, 1970'
- Price Realised: €280
- Sale: 25 May 2020
- watercolour
- 20 x 14in. (50.80 x 35.56cm)
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'BONNÁN BUÍ and BOY AND MAN SINGING, 1975 and TWO OTHER WORKS'
- Price Realised: €280
- Sale: 29 September 2014
- bronze relief mounted to black wooden board; (1); watercolour; (1); greeting card; (1); limited ed. illustrated poem; (1)
- 8 by 9.25in., 20 by 23.125cm.
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'DANTE'S VIRGIL FROM THE INFERNO MEET THE MINOTAUR'
- Price Realised: €253
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- Lithograph
- 48 by 33cm., 19 by 13in.
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'FIGURES'
- Price Realised: €241
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- limited edition print
- 53 by 33cm., 21 by 13in.
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'WAITING FOR GODOT, 1979 and GREEN LADY DANCING, 1985 (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: €240
- Sale: 09 December 2012
- pen and ink with watercolour over paper; (1) monoprint; (1)
- 16 by 19.5in., 40.64 by 49.53cm.
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'DONKEY, 2003'
- Price Realised: €210
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- lithograph; (no. 5 from an edition of 50)
- 14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)
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'WOMAN IN A CHAIR, 1968'
- Price Realised: €190
- Sale: 25 July 2022
- lithograph; (artist's proof)
- 19½ x 15½in. (49.53 x 39.37cm)
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'A SEATED WOMAN'
- Price Realised: €152
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- screen print
- 56 by 36cm., 22 by 14in.
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'PORTRAIT OF A MAN'
- Price Realised: €126
- Sale: 17 December 2000
- screen print
- 30 by 29cm., 12 by 11.5in.
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'ANGEL'
- Price Realised: €100
- Sale: 06 December 2014
- lithograph; (no. 49 from edition of 80)
- 20½ x 13in. (52.07 x 33.02cm)