The Men's Club

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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The Men's Club
signed and dated 'L.S. Lowry 1918' (lower left), and signed with intials 'LSL' (lower centre)
pencil
10½ x 14 in. (26.7 x 35.6 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Lowry was an exceptional draughtsman in pencil and made it clear that he valued his drawings as highly as his works in oil, saying, 'Can you tell me, Sir, why does a painting cost more than a drawing? After all, a drawing is every bit as important, and sometimes a damned sight more effective. Besides, it is more difficult to do; for one thing, you haven't got colour to get you out of a mess' (quoted in M. Levy, The Drawings of L.S. Lowry: Public and Private, London, 1976, p. 13).

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