Monday 8 July 2013

1960 - St Philip's, Salford

St Philip's, Salford 1960
Charcoal, Gouache, Biro and Pencil
24.5 x 33.5 cm
Sold [November 2004] for £19,975 including premium
Signed and Dated 1960 (lower right)

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Reverend Gwilem Owen Morgan, Rector of St Philip's, circa 1962
Acquired from the above by a former owner's father
Thence by descent

Unlike many of the churches featured in Lowry's work which fell into disrepair or were torn down due to war damage, St Philip's is still standing today. Located in a square north of Chapel Street, Salford, it appears in a number of Lowry's drawings and paintings including, Two people looking at a church, which sold through Bonhams in 1999 for £31,000.

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