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

The fire

细节

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The fire
signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1942' (lower right)
oil on panel
17¼ x 13 in. (43.8 x 33 cm.)

来源

with Lefevre Gallery, London.
Mrs. Mann.
H. Laniard.

出版

M. Levy, The Paintings of L.S. Lowry, London, 1975, no. 9 (illustrated).

展览

London, Crane Kalman Gallery, L.S. Lowry A Selection of Paintings, November-December 1975, no. 13.
Edinburgh, Scottish Arts Council Gallery, L.S. Lowry, December 1977-January 1978, no. 26: this exhibition travelled to Hawick, Wilton Lodge Museum, January-February 1978; Aberdeen, Art Gallery, February-March 1978; Dundee, Museum and Art Gallery, March-April 1978; Inverness, Museum and Art Gallery, April-May 1978; and Perth, Museum and Art Gallery, May-June 1978.
Salford, Art Gallery, L.S. Lowry Centenary Exhibition, October-November 1987, no. 165.
Manchester, City Art Gallery (on loan).

拍品专文

Lowry was seemingly disinterested in the Second World War, producing very few paintings and drawings of the subject. The present work, begun in 1930, may have been inspired by the Manchester Blitz.