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Rowan Gillespie

Rowan Gillespie
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Dublin born artist Rowan Gillespie is an Irish bronze casting sculptor of international renown who spent his formative years in Cyprus. He works alone in his purpose-built bronze casting foundry at Clonlea, in Blackrock. Gillespie uses the lost wax casting process, His style, which is often concerned with human form was influenced by the sculptor Henry Moore and the painter Edvard Munch. Gillespie has worked almost exclusively on site specific art since 1996, His public works can be found in Ireland, Europe, the United States and Canada. www.whytes.ie
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  • LADDER OF LIFE, 1988 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €30,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'LADDER OF LIFE, 1988'

    • Price Realised: €30,000
    • Sale: 26 November 2018
    • bronze on black marble base
    • 77 x 12 x 12in. (195.58 x 30.48 x 30.48cm)
  • WILD HARVEST, 1990 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €19,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'WILD HARVEST, 1990'

    • Price Realised: €19,000
    • Sale: 22 March 2021
    • bronze on slate plinth; (unique)
    • 17Ό x 6 x 5Όin. (43.82 x 15.24 x 13.34cm)
  • MAQUETTE FOR W.B. YEATS, SLIGO, 1989 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €17,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'MAQUETTE FOR W.B. YEATS, SLIGO, 1989'

    • Price Realised: €17,000
    • Sale: 28 September 2015
    • bronze, unique
    • 25 x 9½ x 7in. (63½ x 24.13 x 17
  • CAPTIVE MAN OF 83, 1983 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €11,500 at Whyte's Auctions

    'CAPTIVE MAN OF 83, 1983'

    • Price Realised: €11,500
    • Sale: 04 March 2024
    • bronze; (no. 1 from an edition of 9)
    • 19½ x 5 x 4in. (49.53 x 12.70 x 10.16cm)
  • HARPIST, 1984 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €11,500 at Whyte's Auctions

    'HARPIST, 1984'

    • Price Realised: €11,500
    • Sale: 26 November 2007
    • cast bronze (no. 1 from an edition of 9)
    • 44 cm., 17.5 in. high
  • JOY OF LIVING, 1977 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €11,500 at Whyte's Auctions

    'JOY OF LIVING, 1977'

    • Price Realised: €11,500
    • Sale: 30 April 2007
    • cast alloy on a granite base (no. 1 from an edition of 6)
    • 90 cm., 35.2 5 in. high
  • EGG, 1979 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €10,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'EGG, 1979'

    • Price Realised: €10,000
    • Sale: 03 March 2025
    • aluminium on marble base; (unique)
    • 33½ x 13 x 8½in. (85.09 x 33.02 x 21.59cm)
  • OLD COUPLE, 1979 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €9,500 at Whyte's Auctions

    'OLD COUPLE, 1979'

    • Price Realised: €9,500
    • Sale: 04 December 2023
    • bronze; (from an edition of 9)
    • 15 x 5½ x 4Ύin. (38.10 x 13.97 x 12.07cm)
  • THREE MUSICIANS by Rowan Gillespie sold for €9,500 at Whyte's Auctions

    'THREE MUSICIANS'

    • Price Realised: €9,500
    • Sale: 29 November 2005
    • cast bronze with a verdigris patina
    • 41 by 0cm., 16 by 0in.
  • AMBITION II, 1976 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €8,500 at Whyte's Auctions

    'AMBITION II, 1976'

    • Price Realised: €8,500
    • Sale: 30 April 2007
    • cast alloy on a granite base (no. 2 from an edition of 6)
    • 76 cm., 30 in. high
  • ECHO by Rowan Gillespie sold for €7,700 at Whyte's Auctions

    'ECHO'

    • Price Realised: €7,700
    • Sale: 29 November 2005
    • cast bronze (no. 1 from an edition of 9)
    • 47 by 0cm., 18.5 by 0in.
  • TRANSITION, 1986 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €7,500 at Whyte's Auctions

    'TRANSITION, 1986'

    • Price Realised: €7,500
    • Sale: 25 April 2006
    • signed, inscribed and dated on base
    • 30 by 0cm., 12 by 0in.
  • THREE DANCERS, 1994 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €7,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'THREE DANCERS, 1994'

    • Price Realised: €7,000
    • Sale: 02 December 2024
    • bronze; (no. 1 from an edition of 9)
    • 10Ύ x 12 x 4in. (27.31 x 30.48 x 10.16cm)
  • PREGNANT WOMAN WITH MAN, 1977 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €6,400 at Whyte's Auctions

    'PREGNANT WOMAN WITH MAN, 1977'

    • Price Realised: €6,400
    • Sale: 30 April 2007
    • cast alloy on a marble base (no. 6 from an edition of 6)
    • 36 cm., 14 in. high
  • THE ELEMENTS, 1994 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €6,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'THE ELEMENTS, 1994'

    • Price Realised: €6,000
    • Sale: 02 December 2024
    • bronze on black marble base
    • 7½ x 13 x 13in. (19.05 x 33.02 x 33.02cm)
  • HATE AND HOPE, 2000 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €5,800 at Whyte's Auctions

    'HATE AND HOPE, 2000'

    • Price Realised: €5,800
    • Sale: 26 November 2018
    • bronze; (no. 1 from an edition of 9)
    • 18 x 20½in. (45.72 x 52.07cm)
  • FAMINE FIGURES, 1997 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €5,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'FAMINE FIGURES, 1997'

    • Price Realised: €5,000
    • Sale: 03 March 2025
    • bronze on marble base; (no. 8 from an edition of 9)
    • 9 x 6Ό x 3½in. (22.86 x 15.88 x 8.89cm)
  • OLD COUPLE II, 1979 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €5,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'OLD COUPLE II, 1979'

    • Price Realised: €5,000
    • Sale: 25 April 2006
    • signed, inscribed and dated
    • 39 by 0cm., 15.5 by 0in.
  • MIND GAMES, 1984 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €4,200 at Whyte's Auctions

    'MIND GAMES, 1984'

    • Price Realised: €4,200
    • Sale: 30 November 2015
    • bronze; (no. 1 from an edition of 9)
    • 10 x 4½ x 3½in. (25.40 x 11.43 x
  • LOVERS, 1981 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €3,800 at Whyte's Auctions

    'LOVERS, 1981'

    • Price Realised: €3,800
    • Sale: 02 October 2023
    • bronze on handcarved wooden base; (no. 3 from an edition of 9)
    • 3½ x 9 x 3in. (8.89 x 22.86 x 7.62cm)
  • DANCERS, 1995 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €3,600 at Whyte's Auctions

    'DANCERS, 1995'

    • Price Realised: €3,600
    • Sale: 27 May 2019
    • bronze on slate base (no.12 from edition of 12)
    • 10 x 7½ x 6in. (25.40 x 19.05 x 15.24cm)
  • STUDY FOR HOMMAGE TO SPRING II, 1985 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €3,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'STUDY FOR HOMMAGE TO SPRING II, 1985'

    • Price Realised: €3,000
    • Sale: 26 November 2012
    • bronze; (no. 2 from an edition of 9)
    • 12 by 9.5in., 30.48 by 24.13cm.
  • DANCING FIGURE, 1984 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €2,800 at Whyte's Auctions

    'DANCING FIGURE, 1984'

    • Price Realised: €2,800
    • Sale: 31 May 2021
    • bronze; (no. 7 from an edition of 9)
    • 11½ x 5Ό x 4Όin. (29.21 x 13.34 x 10.80cm)
  • SEATED GIRL, 1982 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €2,400 at Whyte's Auctions

    'SEATED GIRL, 1982'

    • Price Realised: €2,400
    • Sale: 29 September 2014
    • bronze; (no. 4 from an edition of 9)
    • 6.7 by 5in., 16.75 by 12.5cm.
  • KISSING COUPLE by Rowan Gillespie sold for €2,200 at Whyte's Auctions

    'KISSING COUPLE'

    • Price Realised: €2,200
    • Sale: 02 October 2023
    • bronze on marble base; (no. 9 from an edition of 9)
    • 3Ύ x 2Ύ x 2Ύin. (9.53 x 6.99 x 6.99cm)
  • THE POET, 1984 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €2,000 at Whyte's Auctions

    'THE POET, 1984'

    • Price Realised: €2,000
    • Sale: 30 May 2011
    • bronze on black slate base (no. 2 from an edition of 9)
    • 36 by 17cm., 14 by 6.5in.
  • SOLITUDE, 1985 by Rowan Gillespie sold for €1,800 at Whyte's Auctions

    'SOLITUDE, 1985'

    • Price Realised: €1,800
    • Sale: 27 May 2019
    • bronze on black marble base (no. 9 from an edition of 9)
    • 6 x 4½ x 3½in. (15.24 x 11.43 x 8.89cm)
  • THE PROPOSAL by Rowan Gillespie sold for €1,777 at Whyte's Auctions

    'THE PROPOSAL'

    • Price Realised: €1,777
    • Sale: 13 June 2001
    • cast aluminium sculpture
    • 37 by 28cm., 14.5 by 11in.
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