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

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

The Lamp

signed and dated lower right L S Lowry 1961, inscribed on the canvas overlap A Lamp, oil on canvas
24 x 20in. (61 x 51cm.)

Provenance

Bryan Brooke, M.P., F.R.C.S., Birmingham
Stone Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Exhibited

Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, The Works of L.S. Lowry, Sept.-Oct. 1962, no.94
Manchester, City Art Gallery (on loan)

Lot Essay

There is a letter on the reverse from L.S. Lowry to Bryan Brooke, dated 15th January 1963: Dear Mr Brooke, Dr May Woodall has written in the Art Gallery, Birmingham that you like the picture "The Lamp" now on show there, and would like to buy it. The picture is for sale at the price ¨300. Yours sincerely, L.S. Lowry

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