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Harry Clarke's piece of gruesome forboding could fetch €120,000 at auction

A tour de force of Irish stained glass

Harry Clarke's Bluebeard's Last Wife is a piece of astounding detail and gruesome foreboding.

Sat, 20 Mar, 2021 - 00:00

Des O’Sullivan

A LOST and lamented old Cork public interior and a tour de force of Irish stained glass artistry are among the lots on offer at the online James Adam sale of important Irish art next Wednesday evening (March 24).

Harry Clarke’s intricate depiction of Bluebeard’s Last Wife is the catalogue cover lot. When she discovered the bodies of his previous wives, Bluebeard’s last wife orchestrated his downfall.

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