JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 12 October 2021 - 10:00 AM start

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976)

Lot Details

'Two Brothers' (1960), offset lithograph in colours, signed in pencil lower right, Fine Art Trade Guild blind embossed stamp and edition code lower left, edition 210/850. Adam Collection Ltd. publishers 1972, Max Jaffé, Vienna, printers. Alexander Gallery, Bristol label verso dated 19/4/72. Original frame and mount 630 x 310mm. Lowry had commented that this was his favourite picture "It is absolutely symbolic of life" he said. "There are those two fellows, they could be brother salesmen, they could be calling door to door collecting insurance. There are two figures in the back whom I don't mean to be policemen but who could easily be taken for such. There's the church at the back, the two little kids there, and these two poor devils going about their business. Now that's the industrial scene, too". (A. Andrews, The Life of L.S. Lowry, London, 1977). CONDITION REPORT: The dusky rose / pink tones of the rectangular buildings to the left and right of the image and the rectangular windows behind the white church are considerably faded. Frame, mat, glazing, back board all appear original to the work, c.1972. The frame with a few small marks, flysposts, scratches. Hard board backing board, re-taped with paper tape and held with gunned staples. Additional photos.