L.S. LOWRY OIL ON CANVAS

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L.S. LOWRY 1877-1976 OIL ON CANVAS BRITISH ARTIST 7.5" x 9" FRAMED PAINTING UNDER GLASS OIL ON CANVAS OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE RECENTLY A FRIEND OF MINE SOLD HIS BUSINESS AND HOME AND MOVED ABROAD. BEFORE LEAVING HE GAVE ME HALF A DOZEN PAINTINGS, TWO OF WHICH, WERE, ACCORDING TO HIM, BY THE ARTIST LOWRY. HIS FATHER, A MAN FROM THE NORTH OF ENGLAND , HAD LEFT HIM THE PAINTINGS WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. HAVING RESEARCHED A LITTLE ABOUT LOWRY, I UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE SALFORD GALLERY, THERE ARE SKETCHES OF PEOPLE SEEN IN COMICAL SITUATIONS. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE YOU WILL SEE A WOMAN WALKING A DOG, BUT IN FACT THERE IS NO DOG JUST A LEAD, WHICH BROUGHT ME TO THINK THERE MAY BE SOMETHING IN THE PAINTING. THE QUESTION IS OF COURSE WHETHER THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY LOWRY OR A COPY BY ANOTHER ARTIST. IT HAS NO PROVENANCE OR GALLERY HISTORY, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME SORT OF LABELS ON THE REVERSE THAT I AM UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND. THERE IS I BELIEVE, A COMMITTEE WHERE I COULD SUBMIT THE PAINTING FOR AUTHENTICATION HOWEVER THE COST OF DOING THIS IS SUBSTANCIAL AND OF COURSE YOU DO NOT GET A REFUND. IN REALITY I THINK THIS PAINTING WILL TURN OUT TO BE A COPY IN THE STYLE OF LOWRY BUT WITHOUT AN OPINION THIS REMAINS UNKOWN. IT IS THEREFORE SOLD ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT IS A COPY IN THE STYLE OF LOWRY BY AN UNKNOWN ARTIST. NEVERTHELESS read more

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