Live Auction 18873Modern British Art
Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
Lot 53

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

The Discus Thrower (recto); Man Punting (verso)

Closed29 September 2020

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GBP 16,250

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Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The Discus Thrower (recto); Man Punting (verso)
signed and dated 'L S Lowry 1906' (upper right)
pencil on paper
21 ½ x 13 3/8 in. (54.6 x 34 cm.)
Executed in 1906.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 November 1988, lot 465, where purchased by the present owner's father, and by descent.

Specialist note

There is a similar pencil study of the same subject (recto) in the collection of the Salford City Art Gallery.