A Winding Road

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
A Winding Road
signed and dated 'L.S.LOWRY 1961' (lower left)
oil on board
15¾ x 24¾ in. (40 x 63 cm.)

Provenance

with Lefevre Gallery, London, where purchased by Christopher Bibby in June 1963.

Exhibited

Sunderland, Arts Council of Great Britain, Sunderland Art Gallery, L.S. Lowry, August-September 1966, no. 90: this exhibition travelled to Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, September-October 1966; Bristol, City Art Gallery, October-November 1966; and London, Tate Gallery, November 1966-January 1967.
Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, L.S. Lowry An Exhibition to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Liverpool Trades Council, April-June 1973, no. 71.

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Lot Essay

A study in the loneliness of the human condition: the winding road stretches far ahead of the mother pushing the baby in its pram indicating Lowry's belief that every individual is born and will die alone. The lonely house perched on the top of the hill is another familiar motif that reinforces this vision.

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