7th Oct, 2023 11:30 GMT/BST
Elspeth Spottiswood (1926-2016)
"Still Life on a Table”
Initialled, inscribed verso and dated 1962, oil on board, 60cm by 39cm
Provenance: David Messum Fine Art, London
Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 7th Oct, 2023
A collaborative painting by two great Northern Artists, L. S. Lowry and Harold Riley will be coming under the hammer the Modern and Contemporary Art Sale. Crowther Street, Stockport will be offered with an estimate of £15,000-20,000 (all figures exclude buyer’s premium) and is signed by both artists.
The work is joined by a further drawing by L.S. Lowry, and a strong selection of works by Northern Artists such as Brian 'Braaq' Shields, Richard Ernst Eurich, Norman Ackroyd, and Fred Cecil Jones.
Prints by Bob Dylan are joined by a good offering of Modern British prints by the likes of Elizabeth Blackadder, John Nash, Paul Nash, Edward Bawden and Dame Laura Knight.
Further notable lots include a Picasso ceramic Dove and works by Donald McIntrye, Marzia Colonna and Ken Howard.
Viewing
Wednesday 4 October 4pm-7pm, Thursday 5 October - Friday 6 October 10am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am
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