Lot 108
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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)

The Co-op, Market Square, Cleator Moor

Details
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The Co-op, Market Square, Cleator Moor
signed and dated 'L S Lowry 1950' (lower right)
pastel
9¼ x 14¼ in. (23.5 x 36.3 cm.)
Provenance
The Reverend Geoffrey Bennett; his sale, Christie's, London, 21 November 1995, lot 237, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
M. Levy, The Drawings of L.S. Lowry, London, 1976, pl. VI.
Exhibited
Carlisle, Tullie House, The Reverend Mr. Bennett's Lowrys, January-April 1992, no. 9, illustrated.
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

The Reverend Geoffrey Bennett's Collection of Works by Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. was sold at Christie's, London, 23 March 1995, lots 100-113 for £528,440. The present work was discovered after the sale, and included in the next suitable sale at Christie's.

The present work was executed during an annual visit to the Bennett family, who had moved to Cleator Moor during the 1940s. The pastel drawings made during these visits were often produced with pastels belonging to Geoffrey Bennett junior.

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