Britain at Play (1943)

L. S. (Lawrence Stephen) Lowry

oil on canvas

The Usher Gallery, Lincoln

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Physical Object Description:

Industrial townscape and crowd that fills up all empty spaces. In the picture people are playing and walking around in the snow, the sky is grey.

Dimensions:

45.7 x 61 cm

Accession Number:

LCNUG 1927.915

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1943

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from Alex Reid and Lefevre Gallery, London by John Rothenstein (1901-1992) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1942; presented to the Usher Gallery, Lincoln, 1943

Relationship:

John Knewstub Maurice Rothenstein The Usher Gallery, Lincoln

Subject:

Townscape, Crowd, Play, People

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