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A collection of material related to John Lennon’s purchase of an island off the Irish coast
25 June 2006, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$6,000 - US$9,000
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Find your local specialistA collection of material related to John Lennon’s purchase of an island off the Irish coast
Document Signed (“John Lennon”), 5th May, 1967, no place, being a receipt for a down payment on a private island upon which John once imagines building a recording studio and retreat. 1 page, quarto, hole punched at left. John starts the ball rolling with the amount of approximately 630 pounds.
Matted and framed with a portrait.
Also included in the package are some very elaborate blueprints, from preliminary sketches through to the finished work where John imagined placement of the studios and living quarters. The lot includes an ordnance survey map of Clew Bay. John purchased the 19 acre Dornish Island in Clew Bay, Co. Mayo, Ireland in 1967, and was soon granted permission to build a house there. After his marriage to Cynthia ended, John postponed plans to develop the island and his permission lapsed in 1972. Years later, John and Yoko revisited plans to build a retreat there but these were cut off by his tragic death. Yoko said "It was a place where we thought we could escape the pressures and spend some undisturbed time together. But because of what happened, our hopes never came to be. We often discussed the idea of building a cottage there. It was so beautiful, so tranquil, yet so isolated, it seemed to be a perfect place to get away from it all." Ono eventually put the island up for sale in 1984. The package includes five large blusprints, a map, and three free-hand sketches. The drawings and architects plans were for the construction of Irish Mythical Studios and were commissioned in 1968.
Provenance: Cooper Owen, London
Matted and framed with a portrait.
Also included in the package are some very elaborate blueprints, from preliminary sketches through to the finished work where John imagined placement of the studios and living quarters. The lot includes an ordnance survey map of Clew Bay. John purchased the 19 acre Dornish Island in Clew Bay, Co. Mayo, Ireland in 1967, and was soon granted permission to build a house there. After his marriage to Cynthia ended, John postponed plans to develop the island and his permission lapsed in 1972. Years later, John and Yoko revisited plans to build a retreat there but these were cut off by his tragic death. Yoko said "It was a place where we thought we could escape the pressures and spend some undisturbed time together. But because of what happened, our hopes never came to be. We often discussed the idea of building a cottage there. It was so beautiful, so tranquil, yet so isolated, it seemed to be a perfect place to get away from it all." Ono eventually put the island up for sale in 1984. The package includes five large blusprints, a map, and three free-hand sketches. The drawings and architects plans were for the construction of Irish Mythical Studios and were commissioned in 1968.
Provenance: Cooper Owen, London