House in South Shields

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
House in South Shields
inscribed 'House in S Shields' (lower left) and signed and dated 'L S Lowry 1963' (lower right)
pencil
10 x 13½ in. (25.4 x 34.3 cm.)

Provenance

Joseph Fitton; Sotheby's, London, 10 June 1998, lot 43, (£9,775).

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Lot Essay

The entrance to the Tyne at South Shields fascinated Lowry, he wrote 'I'm particularly fond of watching large ships coming in to harbour, or being brought down a river by tugs. I love the Tyne for that reason. It's a wonderful river.' (M. Leber and J. Sandling, L.S. Lowry, Oxford, 1987, p. 69.)

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