The Bear Gates

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The Bear Gates
signed 'L.S. Lowry' (lower left)
pencil
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1961.

Exhibited

Salford, The Lowry, Unseen Lowry: Painting and Drawings from L.S. Lowry's Home, June - September 2013, not numbered.
Salford, The Lowry, on long term loan from the estate, 2013-2015.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present work is a study for the oil, The Bear Gates, Peebles, 1961, which depicts Traquair House in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire. One of Scotland's oldest inhabited houses, Traquair House has welcomed many famous guests, including Alexander I, Mary Queen of Scots and James VI of Scotland (James I of England).

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