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EXILE
$100.00
Limited Edition Lithograph
12" x 17" Actual Image Size
Copyright 1995 Michael Carroll
Please note:
the images shown here are scanned while the actual lithographs are printed with crisp
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Irish, author unknown; circa 17th
century
Anocht is uaigneach Éire,
do-bheir fógra a fir-fhréimhe
gruiadhe a fear’s a fionn-bhan flioch;
treabh is iongnadh go huaignioch. |
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Translation
from the Irish
Ireland is lonely tonight,
the banishment of her true people
makes men and women weep;
strange that such a home
should be so desolate.
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This poignant Gaelic poem, which still speaks powerfully to us after more than three
hundred years, beautifully captures the anguish of the exiled and of the Irish experience.
Though penned in the 17th century, this mournful lament foreshadows the tragedy
of the Great Famine two centuries later. EXILE is an early work by Michael Carroll
and was intended to have the look and feel of a page from the Lindisfarne Gospels, which
while not as intricate as the Book of Kells, is generally more brilliant in hue, and makes
greater use of primary colors. |
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The delicate webs of red-dot interlacing are a hallmark of
the Lindisfarne style, as is the traditional device of treating the outer border as a
lion’s body, its own tail clenched in its teeth. The knotwork sections are each a
single unbroken line, and the pattern itself is typical of Lindisfarne.
EXILE is reproduced at actual size in the lithographs, which are of a limited
edition of 1000. They are printed on 100% acid-free heavyweight paper using the finest
inks, and are hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Accompanying each lithograph
is a signed certificate of authenticity, a description of the artwork, and information on
framing and conservation. In order to insure the value of each print, the plates
have been destroyed and this artwork will never again be released in further editions. |
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Original
Artwork created in the style of the Book of Kells
Limited Edition
Lithograph of 1,000
Numbered and signed by
the artist
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