Live Auction 553020th Century British Art
Alan Lowndes (1921-1979)
Lot 182

Alan Lowndes (1921-1979)

Red Hot Momma

Closed15 July 2010

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GBP 10,000

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Alan Lowndes (1921-1979)
Red Hot Momma
signed and dated 'Alan Lowndes 1968' (lower left), inscribed and dated again 'RED HOT MOMMA/Halsetown May 1968' (on the reverse)
oil on board
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm.)

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The fifth son of a railway clerk, Lowndes left school at fifteen, and only turned to painting full time in 1949 after fighting in the army (1939-49). Lowndes was a shrewd observer of the world around him. In Red Hot Momma he depicts a lively pub scene, capturing the characteristic stance and movements of different types of colourful individuals.