Lot 117: James MacIntyre RUA (b.1926)

James MacIntyre RUA (b.1926) LYCEUM CINEMA, ANTRIM ROAD, BELFAST, 1949

pen and ink with wash

signed lower right; with title inscribed on reverse; also with inscribed Bell Gallery label on reverse

21 by 29cm., 8.25 by 11.5in.

Bell Gallery, Belfast; Private collection

Exhibited:
Bell Gallery, Belfast, November 2001, catalogue no. 5

Literature:
MacIntyre, James, 'Making My Mark, An Artist's Early Life', Blackstaff Press, Belfast, 2001, p.132 (illustrated)

In 1949, MacIntyre was comissioned by the Lyceum Picture House to carry out restoration work on a large mural located in their foyer. The task is recounted in the artist's book with an accompanying image of this work.