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Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (British, 1887-1976) Harold Riley 31 x 23.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) (Together with a portrait of L. S. Lowry by Harold Riley (framed as one)) image 1
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (British, 1887-1976) Harold Riley 31 x 23.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) (Together with a portrait of L. S. Lowry by Harold Riley (framed as one)) image 2
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (British, 1887-1976) Harold Riley 31 x 23.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) (Together with a portrait of L. S. Lowry by Harold Riley (framed as one)) image 3
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (British, 1887-1976) Harold Riley 31 x 23.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) (Together with a portrait of L. S. Lowry by Harold Riley (framed as one)) image 4
Lot 31AR

Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Harold Riley 31 x 23.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

22 – 23 June 2022, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£15,000 - £20,000

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

Harold Riley
signed with initials and dated 'LSL 76' (lower right)
pencil
31 x 23.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Together with a portrait of L. S. Lowry by Harold Riley (framed as one)

Footnotes

Provenance
Private Collection, U.K.

Lowry and Riley were great friends and used to go sketching together, and Riley recalled how his interpretation of what they saw was often very different, with Lowry putting his own distinct spin on the scene in front of them. They went to the Lake District together and after a day of sketching by Wasswater, a particularly deep and dark lake, Riley glanced over to find to his surprise that Lowry had included a tall, black chimney emerging from the water. As Riley recalled: 'Mr Lowry looked at me and said: "You can't see it, can you?" I shook my head. "No," I said. "I can," he announced, with a grin. And I do believe he could.' (Harold Riley on L. S. Lowry, quoted in Shelley Rohde, L S Lowry A Life, Haus Publishing Limited, London, 2007, p. 156). This pair of double portraits is a rare record of this special artistic friendship.

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