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

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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF L.S. LOWRYWe are delighted to be offering a selection of paintings and drawings from the Estate of L.S. Lowry. This is a unique opportunity for collectors to acquire works directly from the artist’s ownership, which have been on long term loan to museums and galleries since the artist’s death. This selection represents outstanding works from all periods of the artist's career, which encompass Lowry’s favourite themes. Many works were executed during a period when he actively travelled around to his favourite parts of the British Isles after his retirement from the Pall Mall Property Company in 1952. The Lancashire coastline, Welsh valleys and lakes, vignettes of Ireland, together with his cast of northern characters, inspired and stimulated him to continue to paint and draw for the rest of his life. Some of these works have only been displayed to the public while being on loan to The Lowry, and we look forward to showing these works to a wider audience.

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

Lake Nafooey

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Lake Nafooey
signed and dated, 'L.S. Lowry 1964' (lower left), and inscribed 'Lake Nafooey' (lower right)
pencil on paper
10 x 13 ¾ in. (25.5 x 35 cm.)
Executed in 1964.

Exhibited

Salford, Salford Museum & Art Gallery, on long term loan from the estate, until April 2000.
Salford, The Lowry, Lowry's Travels, January - July 2003, exhibition not numbered: this exhibition travelled to Sunderland, City Art Gallery, July - October 2003.
Salford, The Lowry, on long term loan from the estate, April 2000-2019.

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Lake Nafooey, meaning 'lake of the winnowing winds', is a rectangular shaped glacial lake situated in County Galway.

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