Old Chapel Hall

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Old Chapel Hall
signed and dated 'L.S.LOWRY 1942' (lower right), signed, inscribed and dated again 'An Old Chapel Hall/L.S. Lowry 1941' (on the reverse)
pencil
10¾ x 15 in. (27.4 x 38.1 cm.)

Provenance

Reginald Brill.
with Magdalene Street Gallery, Cambridge.

Exhibited

London, Richard Green, L.S. Lowry, April 2000, no. 1.

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Lot Essay

This strongly worked drawing has an element of the surreal; the chapel in the centre of the composition appears to be completely unconnected with the surrounding industrial landscape, a characterstic often seen in Lowry's treatment of churches. Another frequently used device is the fence which divides the foreground from the main picture, highlighting the artist's detachment from the subject.

Reginald Brill (1902-1974) was an artist in both oils and watercolours of landscapes, figure studies and portraits. He was principal of Kingston School of Art and wrote Modern Painting and Art as a Career.

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