4th Mar, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Paul Maze (1887-1979) French
"Farms in Sussex"
Signed and dated (19)57, pastel, 54.5cm by 74.5cm
Provenance: The artist's family
Exhibited: Acquavella Galleries, New York
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £400 - £600
Some light surface dirt and debris trapped under the glass. Slight cockling to the paper. Areas where the paper is showing through in places by application. A number of vertical black lines in a row near the right edge, possibly where the mount has moved at some point? The odd very minor tiny sporadic foxing spot. Not examined out of the frame.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 4th Mar, 2023
Two drawings by the masterful L.S. Lowry are on offer in our Spring Modern & Contemporary Art Sale, "The Stepped Street" and "The Sea", which span Lowry's artistic career and represent to of his overriding interests: the streets of Greater Manchester and the Sea. Also on offer is a fine work by Australian artist Arthur Boyd, a good selection of Northern Art by the likes of Braaq, Arthur Delaney and Stuart Walton, Canadian Art, sculpture by Sally Arnup, Lorenzo Quinn and David Wynn, and a good offering of prints by L.S. Lowry, Henry Moore, Edward Bawden, Bob Dylan and Billy Connolly.
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