Boats
L S Lowry
1887-1976
Pencil on Paper
Provenance: Henry Donn, Birmingham, where acquired by Mr. D Stokes, 1979 from whom acquired by the family of the present owner circa 1979-80 and thence by descent.
Private Collection, UK
Signed
Size (inches) : 4.5 (h) x 6.5 (w)
Size (cm) : 11.43 (h) x 16.51 (w)
View on background colour: White
Boats
A fabulous example of work by this iconic British artist, a beautufully detailed gem of a piece, like gold dust to any collector!
Michael Howard (Lowry A Visionary Artist, Salford, 2000, p. 227) comments that 'Leisure boats and working ships held an endless fascination for Lowry, both as motifs in their own right and as sources for painterly effects. He regarded the problems of capturing the immensity of the sea and the quality of the light falling on its ever-changing surface as one of the major artistic challenges of his life'.
