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Born 1936 Dublin, Ireland. Known for: Landscape and portrait painting.
Brian Bourke RHA (b.1936). Renowned for his landscapes and his draughtsmanship as well as his series of humorous self-portraits comparing himself to Don Quixote, Brian Bourke was born in Dublin in... Read full biography
Brian Bourke RHA (b.1936). Renowned for his landscapes and his draughtsmanship as well as his series of humorous self-portraits comparing himself to Don Quixote, Brian Bourke was born in Dublin in 1936. He studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, and at St. Martin's School of... Read full biography
Brian Bourke RHA (b.1936). Renowned for his landscapes and his draughtsmanship as well as his series of humorous self-portraits comparing himself to Don Quixote, Brian Bourke was born in Dublin in 1936. He studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, and at St. Martin's School of Art in London. In 1964, he held his first solo exhibition in Dublin. In 1965, he was chosen to represent Ireland in both the Biennale de Paris and the Lugano Exhibition of Graphics. In the same year he... Read full biography
Brian Bourke RHA (b.1936). Renowned for his landscapes and his draughtsmanship as well as his series of humorous self-portraits comparing himself to Don Quixote, Brian Bourke was born in Dublin in 1936. He studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, and at St. Martin's School of Art in London. In 1964, he held his first solo exhibition in Dublin. In 1965, he was chosen to represent Ireland in both the Biennale de Paris and the Lugano Exhibition of Graphics. In the same year he won the Arts Council prize for portraiture and then, in 1967, won first prize in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art competition. A regular exhibitor at the Dawson and Taylor Galleries in Dublin, and at art galleries in Switzerland, England and... Read full biography
Brian Bourke RHA (b.1936). Renowned for his landscapes and his draughtsmanship as well as his series of humorous self-portraits comparing himself to Don Quixote, Brian Bourke was born in Dublin in 1936. He studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, and at St. Martin's School of Art in London. In 1964, he held his first solo exhibition in Dublin. In 1965, he was chosen to represent Ireland in both the Biennale de Paris and the Lugano Exhibition of Graphics. In the same year he won the Arts Council prize for portraiture and then, in 1967, won first prize in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art competition. A regular exhibitor at the Dawson and Taylor Galleries in Dublin, and at art galleries in Switzerland, England and America, his paintings were included in the Delighted Eye, the Hibernian landscape and the Co... Read full biography
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Brian Bourke RHA (b.1936)
Renowned for his landscapes and his draughtsmanship as well as his series of humorous self-portraits comparing himself to Don Quixote, Brian Bourke was born in Dublin in 1936.
He studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, and at St. Martin's School of Art in London. In 1964, he held his first solo exhibition in Dublin.
In 1965, he was chosen to represent Ireland in both the Biennale de Paris and the Lugano Exhibition of Graphics.
In the same year he won the Arts Council prize for portraiture and then, in 1967, won first prize in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art competition.
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