2nd Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
David Blackburn (1939-2016)
"New York Architectural"
Signed and dated 1983, pastel, 39cm by 32cm
Sold for £900
Estimated at £300 - £500
The work is float mounted. The slightest of time staining in evidence to the margins, this may also just be where the pastel has bled slightly. Very slight crease upper right hand side through the centre of the pink. Tny crease top left corner to margin. Some light surface dirt and debris trapped under the glass. Some minor areas where the pastel has bled onto the mount (lower edge). Not examined out of the frame.
Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 2nd Mar, 2024
Amongst a strong section of Northern art in the sale is a small family collection of drawings by the great L.S. Lowry (1887-1976); the three works were given by Lowry to Ruth and Neville Blakey of Pendle, Lancashire, longstanding friends of the artist, and will be sold with correspondance with the Lowry. Further Northern artists represented in the sale include Harold Riley, Peter Brook, Brian 'Braaq' Shields, Norman Cornish, and Len Tabner.
Further highlights include a vivid seascape by Scottish artist Sir William MacTaggart, a harbour scene by Chinese-born Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng who founded the Nanyang style of art, and a striking industrial landscape by Staffordshire artist Maurice Wade.
An interesting selection of works on paper include greats such as Frank Dobson, Dame Laura Knight, David Bomberg, Sir Matthew Smith, and a good range of prints include those by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Elizabeth Blackadder, Bob Dylan and Victor Pasmore.
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Thursday 29th February - Friday 1st March 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am
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