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

Coming from the match

細節
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Coming from the match
signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1959' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
來源
Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner in 1959.
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品專文

Lowry attended the football matches of the Bolton Wanderers, but for his art he was interested only in the crowds going to or leaving these matches.

The subject of this painting, Lowry explained to the owner, is almost certainly a Rochdale Hornets rugby match. But in this painting, as in those Lowry depicted of football, the game is incidental. The stand which forms part of a monochrome background and the two goal posts which stick up behind the dividing wall are the only indications of what has taken place. Lowry is only interested in the crowd which is leaving the game.
Lowry's ability to create movement and solidity in his people with individual brush strokes is apparent not only in the foreground figures but also in those at the back where definition is minimal. By including figures which disappear at the edge of the painting, Lowry gives the impression of a crowd continuing beyond the picture plane.

We are very grateful to Judith Sandling for providing the above catalogue entry.