Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. Going to Work
Property of a European Collector
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A.
1887 - 1976
Going to Work
signed L.S. LOWRY and dated 1957 (lower left)
oil on canvas
unframed: 41 by 51cm.; 16 by 20in.
framed: 55.5 by 65.5cm.; 22 by 25¾in.
Executed in 1957.
We are grateful to Richard Grossick for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Condition Report:
The canvas is original. Overall the work is in very good condition.
There is some light rubbing to the extreme edges of the canvas with some associated flecks of loss. There are some very fine isolated lines of craquelure in places, mainly to the sky. There is very light surface dirt.
Inspection under Ultraviolet light reveals scattered isolated flecks of retouching to the upper section of the work, near the top edge, with further possible instances elsewhere. These have been sensitively executed. There are some fluorescent pigments.
The work is presented in a black wooden frame held under glass.
For any further information regarding the present lot please contact tamsin.goldingyee@sothebys.com.
Provenance:
Lefevre Gallery, London, where acquired by Mrs J. Lawrie, circa 1958
Acquired from the above by the previous owner, 1987
Their sale, Christie's London, 25 June 2015, lot 22
Richard Green Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, 2015
Bid on this lot
Property of a European Collector
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A.
1887 - 1976
Going to Work
signed L.S. LOWRY and dated 1957 (lower left)
oil on canvas
unframed: 41 by 51cm.; 16 by 20in.
framed: 55.5 by 65.5cm.; 22 by 25¾in.
Executed in 1957.
We are grateful to Richard Grossick for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Condition Report:
The canvas is original. Overall the work is in very good condition.
There is some light rubbing to the extreme edges of the canvas with some associated flecks of loss. There are some very fine isolated lines of craquelure in places, mainly to the sky. There is very light surface dirt.
Inspection under Ultraviolet light reveals scattered isolated flecks of retouching to the upper section of the work, near the top edge, with further possible instances elsewhere. These have been sensitively executed. There are some fluorescent pigments.
The work is presented in a black wooden frame held under glass.
For any further information regarding the present lot please contact tamsin.goldingyee@sothebys.com.
Provenance:
Lefevre Gallery, London, where acquired by Mrs J. Lawrie, circa 1958
Acquired from the above by the previous owner, 1987
Their sale, Christie's London, 25 June 2015, lot 22
Richard Green Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, 2015
