17th Jun, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST

Modern & Contemporary Art

 
  Lot 25
 

25

Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976)
"A Family Group"
Signed, inscribed and dedicated "To Leslie Anthony", dated 13 September 1966, pencil and biro, 18cm by 18cm

Provenance: Mr Anthony, Manager of the Seaburn Hotel Sunderland
Christie's South Kensington, 20th Century British Art, Thursday 13 July 2000, lot 117

Exhibited: Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery, no.68

Literature: "L.S. Lowry in the North East" by Juliet Horsley for Tyne and Wear Museums Service 1989, p.50

Sold together with four letters from L S Lowry to Mr Anthony at the Seaburn Hotel and a copy of "L.S. Lowry in the North East" by Juliet Horsley for Tyne and Wear Museums Service 1989

Sold for £6,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £8,000


 

The work is drawn on the back of a book page. The paper is hinged at the top corners with tape. Very slight time staining to the paper and the odd minor handling crease. The areas of biro have faded. These include the text, signature and areas of the drawing such as the figure's legs and arms right hand side, the central figure's head and hat and the head and arms of the left figures. Some light surface dirt trapped under the glass.

 


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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 17th Jun, 2023

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