Lot 53
53
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)

The Bus Stop

Details
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The Bus Stop
signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1955' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale; Christie's, 9 March 1990, lot 284, where purchased by the present owner.
Exhibited
London, Lefevre Gallery, Recent Paintings by L.S. Lowry, March-April 1956, no. 20.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Lowry commented on the people who feature in his figure groups, 'I look upon human beings as automatons: to see them eating, to see them running to catch a train, is funny beyond belief ... because they all think they can do what they want ... and they can't, you know. They are not free. No one is' (see J. Spalding, Lowry, London, 1987, p. 48).

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