17th Jun, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976)
"Family Group at the Seaside"
Signed, inscribed and dated 1969, pencil, 41cm by 28.5cm
Provenance: The Lefevre Gallery London
Richard Green, London
Private Collection, UK
Literature: "The Drawings of L S Lowry, Public and Private", Mervyn Levy, 1976, Jupiter Books, London, no.198
Sold for £40,000
Estimated at £40,000 - £60,000
Pin hole to the lower right corner and a small crease to this area. Also a tiny crease to the lower left corner. Paper slightly cockling right hand side edge. Tiny foxing spot lower left corner above the writing. Possible superficial surface scratch to the lower section of the smoking figure's right leg, this may be by design? Otherwise appears in good overall condition. Not examined out of the frame.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 17th Jun, 2023
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