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PROPERTY FROM A NOTABLE PRIVATE COLLECTION
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A. (1887-1976)
A Footbridge
Details
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A. (1887-1976)
A Footbridge
signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1938.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted in 1938.
A Footbridge
signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1938.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted in 1938.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Sir Barnet Stross, Stoke-on-Trent, in 1938, and by descent.
Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 1 December 1999, lot 42, where purchased by the previous owner.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 16 November 2007, lot 116, where purchased by the present owner.
Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 1 December 1999, lot 42, where purchased by the previous owner.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 16 November 2007, lot 116, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
T.G. Rosenthal, L.S. Lowry: The Art and the Artist, Norwich, 2010, p. 120, illustrated.
R. Mayson, Lowry's Lamps, London, 2020, pp. 84-85, fig. 59.
R. Mayson, Lowry's Lamps, London, 2020, pp. 84-85, fig. 59.
Further Details
The present work has been requested for an exhibition of L.S. Lowry at MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, October 2026 - February 2027.
Please see lot 166 in the Modern British and Irish Art Day sale on 23 October 2025 for a drawing of the same subject.
Please see lot 166 in the Modern British and Irish Art Day sale on 23 October 2025 for a drawing of the same subject.
Brought to you by
Alice Murray
Head of Evening Sale