Edna's Baps – Sean Durkin
Edna's green shopfront sits beneath the red-brick buildings of a northern street. People pass the windows or pause nearby; in the foreground, figures move with their heads lowered, each seemingly absorbed in their own thoughts. A pram and a few small dogs punctuate the street, while mill chimneys send smoke across the pale sky. Sean Durkin catches a quieter side of everyday life here: a place full of people, yet each carrying a private moment.
Sean's connection to L.S. Lowry began with a remarkable morning in childhood. He woke to find a Lowry painting on the family mantelpiece, stolen from a Middlesbrough gallery by his father, John Durkin. John's ransom demands were as unexpected as the theft: better gallery security, Sunday opening so working people could enjoy the art, and the Mayor's underpants raffled for charity. The painting stayed with Sean long after it was returned, helping inspire his own affectionate, humorous portraits of northern life. Look closely for the burglar in his striped top and the policeman, recurring characters that carry a little of that family story into Sean's scenes.
Explore more of Sean's northern streets in Last Orders on Union Street, The Heart of the Town and A Northern Saturday.
Edition Details
Published by C&D Fine Art. A limited edition art print by Sean Durkin.
Approximate Measurements
Measurements shown as width × height.
- Image size: approx. 34 × 42.5 cm
- Mounted size: approx. 49.5 × 60 cm
- Framed size: approx. 52 × 62 cm
Presentation Options
- Mounted – presented in an off-white double mount and supplied acetate wrapped.
- Framed – presented in the off-white double mount and a 3.8 cm-wide matt black oak frame, strung and ready to hang.
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