Going to work

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Going to work
signed and dated 'L.S.LOWRY 1967' (lower left)
oil on canvas
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)

Provenance

Leo Solomon, Principle of Rochdale School of Art.

Literature

M. Levy, The Paintings of L.S. Lowry Oils and Watercolours, London, 1977, no. 18, as 'Industrial scene'.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, L.S. Lowry R.A. 1887-1976, September-November 1976, no. 310.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Lowry's factory scenes from the late 1960s combine all the basic elements from his previous works, presented, however, in a more simple form. Going to work is typical of the later industrial scenes often referred to by the artist as his 'dreamscapes'.

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