Man Going to Work (Figure in a Gateway)

細節

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Man Going to Work (Figure in a Gateway)
signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1960' (lower right)
oil on canvas
11½ x 15¾ in. (29.2 x 40 cm.)

來源

with Investart Ltd., London, where purchased by the present owner in November 1989.

出版

J. Sandling and M. Leber, Lowry's City A Painter and his Locale, Salford, 2000, p. 57, no. 11.3, illustrated, dated 1964.

展覽

Sunderland, Museum and Art Gallery, on loan, 1990-2006.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

The gateway represents an important aspect of Lowry's urban landscape and this particular image was a specific location: the Improved Industrial Dwellings, 'built in 1870 to provide reasonable housing for some of those Salfordians who were living in appalling conditions'. In comparison with Lowry's earlier sketch of 1931, The Gateway, there is a notable development from 'detailed industrial scenes to the single uncomplicated image' (see J. Sandling and M. Leber, Lowry's City, loc. cit.). The painting combines the artist's interest in this particular characteristic of the urban landscape with a simplified approach to style.