Lot Essay
There is an inscription on the reverse by Maurice Collis recalling how he acquired the work from Lowry.
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The Half-Wit Choir
Details
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The Half-Wit Choir
signed and dated 'L.S. Lowry 1927' (lower left)
pencil
14¼ x 10½ in. (36.2 x 26.6 cm.)
The Half-Wit Choir
signed and dated 'L.S. Lowry 1927' (lower left)
pencil
14¼ x 10½ in. (36.2 x 26.6 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Maurice Collis in May 1951.
with Lefevre Gallery, London.
with NG Fine Arts, Yorkshire, where purchased by the present owner in 2011.
with Lefevre Gallery, London.
with NG Fine Arts, Yorkshire, where purchased by the present owner in 2011.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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