Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)

Church Spire in Maryport

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Church Spire in Maryport
signed and dated 'L.S.LOWRY 1960' (lower left), inscribed 'CHURCH SPIRE IN MARYPORT' (on the stretcher and canvas-overlap)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)

Provenance

with Lefevre Gallery, London, May 1967, where purchased by Monty Bloom.

Exhibited

Salford, Art Gallery, L.S. Lowry Centenary Exhibition, October-November 1987, no. 202.
Middlesbrough, Arts Council, Cleveland Art Gallery, The Art of L.S. Lowry, December 1987-January 1988, no. 55, pl. 43: this exhibition travelled to Coventry, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, January-February 1988; Stoke-on-Trent, Art Gallery, March-April 1988; Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, April-May 1988; and London, Barbican Art Gallery, August-October 1988.
Salford, Art Gallery, Lowry by Choice, March-April 1995 (no catalogue produced).
Manchester, City Art Gallery (on loan).

Lot Essay

Maryport in Cumbria was the home of the Reverend Geoffrey Bennett, a great friend of the artist for over fifty years. When Lowry died, Reverend Bennett conducted his funeral service and Lowry bequeathed to him his inlaid Tompion grandfather clock. Reverend Bennett's collection of fourteen works by L.S. Lowry was sold in these rooms on 23 March 1995, lots 100-113.

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