Provenance

From page cut out of book 'Drawings of L.S Lowry' by Mervyn Levy, signed with a sketch of two dogs baby L.S Lowry in the presence of Ellis Shaw. 
Book was owned by Ellis Shaw and thence by family descent. Currently being sold by his son Steven Shaw.
Sold via Clark Art Ltd. 

Provenance for the association of Ellis Shaw and L.S Lowry:
1. Page from Christie's (London) auction sale 15 March 1985 showing 2 paintings previously sold from the estate of Ellis Shaw.
2. Oldham Chronicle newspaper articles including a photograph of L.S Lowry with Ellis Shaw.
3. Saddleworth Artists Annual Exhibition 1979 invitation showing a photograph of L.S Lowry with Ellis Shaw in 1971.
4. Sketch of L.S Lowry by Ellis Shaw sold at suction on 22 January 2011.