Solomon Fine Art is delighted to present a unique exhibition of garden sculpture by celebrated artists; John Behan, Orla de Brí, Rowan Gillespie, Eilis O’Connell & Anthony Scott.
Site Unseen brings together five Irish artists at the forefront of contemporary sculpture and who are renowned for their public and outdoor sculptural projects. The exhibition will include large scale sculpture by each artist, specially developed for outdoor installation. Created in bronze and steel these art works can withstand the Irish weather and are suitable for display in gardens, patios and courtyards.
Featured works include two-meter tall, Corten steel Brehon Judge by Rowan Gillespie, an artist best known for his Famine figures on Custom House Quay in Dublin. John Behan whose iconic Famine Ships can be seen at the National Famine Memorial in County Mayo and the United Nations building in New York will present an elegant flock of bronze birds. Both Orla de Brí and Anthony Scott present striking figurative works while Eilis O'Connell’s Quarter Drop Cone demonstrates meticulous engineering and brings an element of abstraction to the show.
Solomon Fine Art has been the leading promoter of sculpture in Ireland since its establishment in 1981 and continues to support many of Ireland’s most important sculptors. Over the years the gallery has mounted a number of major off-site outdoor sculpture exhibitions in locations as diverse as the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin and The Village at Lyons, Kildare and between 2005 – 2009 was the driving force behind a series of temporary sculpture installations on Grafton Street in Dublin, organised in conjunction with Dublin City Council Arts Office.
SITE UNSEEN - ON VIEW IN THE GALLERY
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Rowan GillespieClick, 2025bronze230 x 69 x 65 cmEdition of 3 plus 1 artist's proofCourtesy of Solomon Fine ArtCopyright The ArtistSolomon Fine Art - Rowan Gillespie, Click, 2025€ 65,000.00
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Rowan GillespieHappy Days, 2026bronze136 x 75 x 35 cm
205 x 75 x 37 cm (including plinth)
Edition of 5Courtesy of Solomon Fine ArtCopyright The ArtistSolomon Fine Art - Rowan Gillespie, Happy Days, 2026€ 35,000.00 (travertine plinth €1500) -
Eilis O'Connell RHAQuarter Drop Cone, 2019stainless steel and hand-woven steel cable, unique78 x 97 x 84cmCourtesy of Solomon Fine ArtCopyright The ArtistSolomon Fine Art - Eilis O'Connell RHA, Quarter Drop Cone, 2019€ 45,000.00
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Eilis O'Connell RHACarapace (medium), 2018stainless steel & hand woven cable36 x 46 x 46 cmCourtesy of Solomon Fine ArtCopyright The ArtistSolomon Fine Art - Eilis O'Connell RHA, Carapace (medium), 2018€ 35,000.00
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Solomon Fine Art - Orla de Brí, Source€ 79,000.00
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Anthony Scott RUASeated Wolfhound (Conbec II), 2026bronze123 x 80 x 93 cmEdition of 3 plus 1 artist's proofCourtesy of Solomon Fine ArtCopyright The ArtistSolomon Fine Art - Anthony Scott RUA, Seated Wolfhound (Conbec II), 2026€ 50,000.00
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Anthony Scott RUACommunionbronze172 x 40 x 40cmEdition of 6Courtesy of Solomon Fine ArtCopyright The ArtistSolomon Fine Art - Anthony Scott RUA, Communion€ 12,000.00
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Anthony Scott RUARedemption, 2026bronze, Corten steel & box steel, edition of 9163 x 40 x 40 cmEdition of 9Courtesy of Solomon Fine ArtCopyright The ArtistSolomon Fine Art - Anthony Scott RUA, Redemption, 2026€ 9,000.00
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