Lot 62: Brian Henderson , b.1950 Vuka Moya Group no. 17 watercolour, gouache and charcoal with collage

watercolour, gouache and charcoal with collage

171.5 by 118.5cm.; 67½ by 47½in.

Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy, Annual Exhibition, 2006, no.241, illustrated in the catalogue.

Henderson spent two years in South Africa from 2002 - 2004 and the title of the present work, Vuka Moya, translates as Rising Spirit in local dialect which clearly relates to the dynamic combination of torn collaged elements and vibrant tones in the present work. Born in Wicklow, Henderson now lives and works between Dublin and New York. He was awarded the Carroll's Award at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in both 1969 and 1970 and since then he has exhibited extensively internationally including solo shows at galleries such as the Taylor Gallery, Dublin; Soho Centre of Visual Arts, New York and the Dirt Contemporary Art Space, Cape Town. He was elected as a member of Aosdána in 2007 and his work his held in many public collections including those of the Arts Council of Ireland; the Office of Public Works, Dublin; the Bank of Ireland; the Ulster Museum, Belfast and the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.