The Ritz, Salford

Details

Harold Riley (b. 1934)
The Ritz, Salford
signed and dated 'Riley 73' (lower right)
oil on board
10½ x 10 in. (26.7 x 25.4 cm.)

Provenance

with Hilliards, Bolton, where purchased by the present owner.

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

'The Ritz was one of a number of cinemas that combined so called "assembly rooms" with films. It stood on Liverpool Street in Salford near to Hanky Park, and existed with various names until it was demolished in the 1960s.' (Private correspondence with Harold Riley, 2011).

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