Lot 152
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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)

Town Hall, Middlesbrough

Details
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Town Hall, Middlesbrough
pencil
9½ x 14¼ in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm.)
Exhibited
London, Lefevre Gallery, Drawings by L.S. Lowry, March 1963, no. 8.
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Lot Essay

When in 1958 Lowry was commissioned by the Friends of Middlesbrough Art Gallery to paint a local subject for the gallery's permanent collection, he chose St Hilda's Church and the Old Town Hall. The commission resulted in a number of paintings and drawings of the subject. The Town Hall is still standing but St Hilda's Church has since been demolished.

For an oil painting of the same subject, see Christie's, 20th Century British Art, 8 June 2001, lot 52.

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