15th Oct, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976)
"Sailing Boats"
Signed, with the blindstamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, a colour reproduction, 32.5cm by 33.5cm
Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Time staining in evidence to exposed areas of the paper with sporadic medium sized foxing spots in evidence. The odd sporadic medium sized foxing spot in evidence within the plate, one large one in particular to the upper left of the sky. Slight cockling to the paper. Some light surface dirt and debris trapped under the glass. Not examined out of the frame.
Letters JED
Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 15th Oct, 2022
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.
Viewing
Thursday 13 October 10am-4pm, Friday 14 October 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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