Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. 1887-1976

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Description

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A.
Putting on the Ritz
signed and dated 1951
coloured chalks
28.5 by 18.5cm., 11 1/4 by 71/4 in.

Provenance

Campbell & Franks Fine Arts, London, whence purchased by the present owners, 1979

Literature

Denis Thomas, 'More Cryptic Clues to the Unruly Lowry', Now!, 5th October 1979, p.124, illustrated in colour.

Catalogue Note

As Denis Thomas wrote in his article for Now! magazine (op.cit.), '... Lowry's figure subjects can be... cryptic... The artist's titles for his drawings sometimes act like a nudge from his elbow: a second glance at his pastel of a jaunty youth with a spring in his step picks up the legend - Putting On The Ritz.'