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Rowan Gillespie (b.1953) REACHING FEMALE FIGURE, c.1978

Sold for €8,000 at Whyte's on Mar 9, 2026.

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Rowan Gillespie (b.1953) REACHING FEMALE FIGURE, c.1978 alloy; (unique) h:50 w:5 d:5 in. Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner, c.1980 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.

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