Lot 60
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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)

Study for The River Irwell at The Adelphi

Details
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Study for The River Irwell at The Adelphi
pencil
12¾ x 19¾ in. (32.5 x 50 cm.)
Executed in 1924
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner in October 1974.
Literature
L.S. Lowry The Centenary Exhibition, Salford Art Gallery in association with The South Bank Board, 1987, fig. 2 (not exhibited).
Exhibited
Stalybridge, Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, L.S. Lowry, November-December 1983, no. 48.
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Lot Essay

There are a number of drawings of this subject which was a key formative image in the evolution of the artist's industrial vocabulary. An oil painting of an imaginary view based on these drawings entitled River Scene is in the City of Glasgow collection. This oil is illustrated in M. Leber and J. Sandling (Eds.), L.S. Lowry, Oxford and Salford Art Gallery, 1987, no. 20, pl. 21.

The present work was selected for the Salford L.S. Lowry Centenary Exhibition in 1987 and was reproduced on page 1 in the catalogue but was subsequently exchanged for Salford's own drawing of the same view.

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