Lot Essay
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.
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The fire
Details
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.)
The fire
signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1942' (lower right)
oil on panel
17¼ x 13 in. (43.8 x 33 cm.)
Provenance
with Lefevre Gallery, London.
Mrs. Mann.
H. Laniard.
Mrs. Mann.
H. Laniard.
Literature
M. Levy, The Paintings of L.S. Lowry, London, 1975, no. 9 (illustrated).
Exhibited
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).
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).