The tall tower

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The tall tower
signed and dated 'L.S. Lowry 1958.' (lower right)
pencil
14¾ x 9¾ in. (37.5 x 24.8 cm.)

Provenance

Purchased direct from the artist by the present owner in October 1963.

Exhibited

Kirkcaldy, Art Gallery, Group of Eight Exhibition, October 1971, no. 9.
Nottingham, University Art Gallery, L.S. Lowry, R.A., May-June 1974, no. 36.
Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, The Ives Collection of L.S. Lowry, February-March 1974, no. 36.
Mottram-in-Longdendale, The Old Courthouse, L.S. Lowry Memorial Exhibition, June 1977, no. 1 (illustrated).
Stalybridge, Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, L.S. Lowry, November-December 1983, no. 38.
Salford, Art Gallery, L.S. Lowry Centenary Exhibition, October-November 1987, no. 203.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This drawing is based on a tower attached to a school in the South Shields area that the artist knew in his youth. Lawrence Ives purchased the drawing from the artist at the same time as Head of a Young Man.

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