Live Auction 9762Modern British & Irish Art
Harold Riley (b. 1934)
Lot 116

Harold Riley (b. 1934)

Bill Flood, the chimney sweep

Closed12 December 2013

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GBP 20,625

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Harold Riley (b. 1934)
Bill Flood, the chimney sweep
signed and dated 'Riley '70' (lower right)
oil on board
10¾ x 9¾ in. (37.3 x 24.6 cm.)

Specialist note

This work forms part of a project documenting everyday life and the people of Salford, which L.S. Lowry and Riley jointly undertook. Bill Flood came from a family of chimneysweeps and is shown here with his dog Soot, who was frequently painted by Riley.

We are very grateful to Dr. Harold Riley for his assistance in cataloguing the present lot and lots 117-118.