15th Oct, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Modern & Contemporary Art
25
J.W. Thornes (20th century)
Side profile of L S Lowry
Signed and inscribed "sketched from life at Huddersfield 27.4.73", further signed and dated by L.S Lowry, pen and ink, together with a further pencil sketch of Harold Macmillan by the same hand, 20.5cm by 14cm and 18cm by 18.5cm respectively (2)
Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200
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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