LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) pencil on napkin tissue - The Old Hand Ball Court, Nelson, Glamorgan, signed and dated 6 Nov 1961, 16 x 15.2cms Provenance: Percy Warburton; gifted to an anonymous Bury family; private collection, Midlands. Auctioneer's Note: Warburton was a fellow student with Lowry at the Bury Art College, and frequented Warburton's home in the Holcombe Brook area of the city. Lowry undertook several trips to the villages in the valleys of south Wales in the 1960s with his friend and collector Monty Bloom, reigniting his interest in industrial landscape for a time, resulting in major works such as 'Bargoed' (1965) and 'Hillside in Wales' (1962). This sketch was executed at this seminal time, probably whist seated in a Nelson cafe. Handball was a popular sport amongst the working men of the south Wales valleys, leading to local rivalries and betting opportunities. The sketch depicts the three-sided court with squared quoins in the grounds of The Nelson Inn, thought to have been built in around 1860 (for further details see Aldo Bacchetta & Glyn Rudd, 'Porth and Rhondda Fach', pp.22-23: The Most Famous Handball Court in South Wales; and www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/32811/). Although worked in broad soft pencil on delicate tissue, we can identify the characters of the five figures In the centre and foreground. From left to right, the wife and/or mother with hat and tightly wrapped shawl, the old man bent over with his cane, the working man hurrying along, the top-hatted man with hands on hips looking into the vacant court and the portly gentleman waiting on the street corner with his(?) dog. Lowry shows his uncompromising nature by scribbling out a building on the left, perhaps dissatisfied with the balance of the composition. Overall, an unusual and charming local south Wales view by a giant of modern British art. Presentation & Condition: paper slightly browned, framed, ready to hang. Please note that this lot may be subject to Droite de Suite at 4% of the hammer price (Please see terms / enquire)
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) pencil on napkin tissue - The Old Hand Ball Court, Nelson, Glamorgan, signed and dated 6 Nov 1961, 16 x 15.2cms Provenance: Percy Warburton; gifted to an anonymous Bury family; private collection, Midlands. Auctioneer's Note: Warburton was a fellow student with Lowry at the Bury Art College, and frequented Warburton's home in the Holcombe Brook area of the city. Lowry undertook several trips to the villages in the valleys of south Wales in the 1960s with his friend and collector Monty Bloom, reigniting his interest in industrial landscape for a time, resulting in major works such as 'Bargoed' (1965) and 'Hillside in Wales' (1962). This sketch was executed at this seminal time, probably whist seated in a Nelson cafe. Handball was a popular sport amongst the working men of the south Wales valleys, leading to local rivalries and betting opportunities. The sketch depicts the three-sided court with squared quoins in the grounds of The Nelson Inn, thought to have been built in around 1860 (for further details see Aldo Bacchetta & Glyn Rudd, 'Porth and Rhondda Fach', pp.22-23: The Most Famous Handball Court in South Wales; and www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/32811/). Although worked in broad soft pencil on delicate tissue, we can identify the characters of the five figures In the centre and foreground. From left to right, the wife and/or mother with hat and tightly wrapped shawl, the old man bent over with his cane, the working man hurrying along, the top-hatted man with hands on hips looking into the vacant court and the portly gentleman waiting on the street corner with his(?) dog. Lowry shows his uncompromising nature by scribbling out a building on the left, perhaps dissatisfied with the balance of the composition. Overall, an unusual and charming local south Wales view by a giant of modern British art. Presentation & Condition: paper slightly browned, framed, ready to hang. Please note that this lot may be subject to Droite de Suite at 4% of the hammer price (Please see terms / enquire)
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