Live Auction 15480Modern British Art Day Sale
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Lot 168

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

The Half-Wit Choir

Closed20 June 2018

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GBP 30,000

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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The Half-Wit Choir

signed and dated 'L.S. Lowry 1927' (lower left)
pencil
14¼ x 10½ in. (36.2 x 26.6 cm.)

A gift from the artist to Maurice Collis in May 1951.
with Lefevre Gallery, London.
with NG Fine Arts, Yorkshire, where purchased by the present owner in 2011.

Specialist note

There is an inscription on the reverse by Maurice Collis recalling how he acquired the work from Lowry.