Lot 112
112
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)

The factory gate

Details
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The factory gate
signed and dated 'L S Lowry 1928' (lower left)
black ink
7½ x 8 in. (19 x 20.3 cm.)
Provenance
Monty Bloom, and by descent.
Exhibited
Southport, Atkinson Art Gallery, The Bloom Collection, 1967, no. 126.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

A view of the Salford Improved Industrial Dwellings, built in 1870 as two four storey blocks of housing for the city's manual workers, with two shops joined by a gateway. The Dwellings were demolished in 1960 and feature in Lowry's paintings and drawings over four decades (see J. Sandling and M. Leber, Lowry's City, Salford, 2000, p. 57).

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