Iconic sculpture has tale to tell
The Pikeman by Jerome Connor, which features at Adam’s sale of important Irish art in Dublin next Tuesday at 6pm, was designed for an unrealised 1798 memorial for Denny St. in Tralee.
Estimated at €15,000 to €25,000 it was created to replace a stone figure destroyed by British Forces during the War of Independence. Adams says it is arguably the most iconic piece in the sale, regarded by many as one of the most important pieces of sculpture produced in Ireland in the first half of the 20th century.
