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

Two Anglers

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Two Anglers
signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1963' (lower left)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)

Provenance

with Lefevre Gallery, London.
Dr L.D. Osler of Boston, Massachusetts; Sotheby's, London, 7 April 1971, lot 100, where purchased by the present owner.

Exhibited

London, Lefevre Gallery, Recent Paintings by L.S. Lowry, June - July 1964, no. 16.

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Lot Essay

In later years, Lowry liked to depict single figures isolated in a sea of white pigment, a type represented in this collection by a painting from 1963 of two anglers hooded and booted against inclement weather facing a grey sea on a grey day. (Note the subtle modulations of white here: the enlivening touches of pink and yellow, the warmth of mixed colour and lively texture. This is anything but a dull painting).

A.L.

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