The sale includes the residual pictures from the collection of a Lady, of which the tour de force is the highly important impressionistic rendition of “The North Sea” by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976). Other key works from the estate include two further drawings by L S Lowry “The Pond” and “Man Taken Ill”, each representing diverse periods of the artist’s oeuvre.
Further works of note include a Henry Moore bronze, "Maquette for Warrior with Shield" (1952-53), a collection of works from the family of the artist Paul Maze (1887-1979), a good selection of works by Northern artists such as Norman Cornish, Tom McGuinness, Brian Shields “Braaq”, Joe Scarborough, Peter Brook, and celebrated Modern British artists such as Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe and Montague Dawson.
Lot 24
Norman Stansfield Cornish MBE (1919-2014) "Man...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 31
Brian Shields 'Braaq' FBA (1951-1997) Figures...
Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £2,500 - £4,000
Lot 37
Peter Brook RBA (1927-2009) ''Bolton Bridge''...
Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 59
George Devlin (1937-2014) Scottish "Showers in...
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 74
Maggi Hambling CBE (b.1945) "Red Head with Cat"...
Sold for £28,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 84
Henry Moore OM, CH, FBA (1898-1986) 'Sheep and...
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500