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Robert Ballagh, b.1943

The Rape of the Sabines (study for)1970

The Rape of the Sabines (study for) is a 1970 work by Robert Ballagh. It is part of the IMMA Permanent Collection.

MediumGouache on paper
Dimensions 45.8 x 61.6 cm (image) 47.3 x 62.8 cm (sight)
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992
Item NumberIMMA.127 GL
Copyright For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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Robert Ballagh, The Rape of the Sabines (study for), 1970, Gouache on paper, 45.8 x 61.6 cm (image) 47.3 x 62.8 cm (sight), Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992

For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].

  • About the Artist

    • About the Artist

    Robert Ballagh b.1943

    Robert Ballagh is an Irish painter and designer credited with the introduction of Pop Art to Ireland. His milieu encompasses set design, the final series of Irish Punt banknotes, commemorative stamps and portraits of Irish literary, historical and establishment figures. He represented Ireland at the 1969 Paris Biennale and his paintings are held in several public collections. Ballagh is a member of Aosdána and the president of the Ireland Institute for Historical and Cultural Studies.
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    Artworks by Robert Ballagh

    The Robert Ballagh Monograph

    The Robert Ballagh Monograph Robert Ballagh 2010

    Pei Architecture

    Pei Architecture Robert Ballagh 1980

    Not Again Robert Ballagh 1979

    Homage to Bernadette Greevy (commissioned by G. Lambert, 1977)

    Homage to Bernadette Greevy (commissioned by G. Lambert, 1977) Robert Ballagh 1978

    Oh Mona!

    Oh Mona! Robert Ballagh 1977

    Stamps (to celebrate 50th anniversary of the founding of the ESB)

    Stamps (to celebrate 50th anniversary of the founding of the ESB) Robert Ballagh 1977

    Portrait of Ian Baird holding a drawing of his wife Beatrice

    Portrait of Ian Baird holding a drawing of his wife Beatrice Robert Ballagh 1977

    Northern Ireland, the 1,500th Victim

    Northern Ireland, the 1,500th Victim Robert Ballagh 1976

    Screen for Gordon Lambert (commissioned by Gordon Lambert)

    Screen for Gordon Lambert (commissioned by Gordon Lambert) Robert Ballagh 1976

    People and a Morris Louis Robert Ballagh 1975

    Man with a Frank Stella

    Man with a Frank Stella Robert Ballagh 1974

    Two Men and a Lichtenstein

    Two Men and a Lichtenstein Robert Ballagh 1974

    Family (Winter in Ronda)

    Family (Winter in Ronda) Robert Ballagh 1974

    Portrait of David Hendriks

    Portrait of David Hendriks Robert Ballagh 1972

    Portrait of Gordon Lambert (commissioned by Gordon Lambert)

    Portrait of Gordon Lambert (commissioned by Gordon Lambert) Robert Ballagh 1972

    Liquorice Allsorts Robert Ballagh 1971

    Man Looking at a Fontana Robert Ballagh 1971

    Homage à David/ Tribute to Jacques Louis David Robert Ballagh 1970

    Liberty on the Barricades (After Delacroix)

    Liberty on the Barricades (After Delacroix) Robert Ballagh 1969

    Marchers

    Marchers Robert Ballagh 1968

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