WHYTE'S IMPORTANT IRISH ART MONDAY 27 MAY 2019 AT 6PM

61A Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1977) DROGHEDA, 1970 coloured inks on paper signed with initials and dated lower left; titled [Drogeda] and dated lower right; signed, titled [Drogeda] and dated on reverse 12 by 16in. (30.5 by 40.6cm) Provenance: Private collection, Drogeda, Co. Louth Exhibited: Highlane Gallery, Drogheda, 2014-2019 on loan. Lowry’s great grandfather, Jacob Lowry, was a bootmaker from Belfast and Lowry was proud of his Irish roots. Ireland was the only place he ever travelled to, outside of Britain. Pat Cooke (1935-2000) was a protegé of Lowry’s and often travelled with him : “He adored Ireland from the very first moment; he was enthusing as we came into Dun Laoghaire, standing on the prow of the boat as he had all through the journey, with his hat plonked on his head and the brim rippling in the wind like a wave. And he didn’t stop enthusing the whole week. He loved the buildings, the individual eccentricity of people and places.” Lowry made several pictures of Ireland dated 1956, 1964, 1969 and 1970, including scenes in Dublin, Skerries, Drogheda and Belfast. €15,000-€20,000 (£12,930-£17,240 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 61A