Rhyl, North Wales

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Rhyl, North Wales
signed and dated 'L S Lowry 1922' (lower right), inscribed and dated again '1922/Rhyl' (on the reverse)
pencil
4¾ x 7 in. (12.1 x 17.8 cm.)

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner direct from the artist in the 1960s.

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Lot Essay

As a boy the artist had enjoyed family holidays at Rhyl on the North coast of Wales, and he returned to the seaside resort on several occasions later in life. River estuaries, beach scenes and yachts are prominent and recurring features of his work.

For a note on provenance, see lot 149.

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