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IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 29 FEBRUARY 2016
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Howard Bowen (USA,1916-1984)
PORTRAIT OF ÉAMON DE VALERA
oil on canvas
signed lower left
19½ x 15½in. (49.53 x 39.37cm)
Howard Bowen was born in 1916 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He studied at Washington University School of Fine Arts in St
Louis and was awarded the Weyman Crow Medal in 1936. He was conscripted to the army during WWII and spent time
painting his surroundings in Europe, instilling in him a love of travel despite the conditions he found himself in. He held
an exhibition at the Cooling Galleries, London, in 1959. In 1967 he moved to Ireland with his wife Mary and focused on
painting portraits and landscapes. He died on 21 January 1984 in Limerck. In 1986, a studio sale of fifty-one works was
held at Gorry Gallery, Dublin.
€1000-€1500 (£760-£1080 approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 125