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Landscape & Farm Buildings Lytham St Annes

by L S Lowry Original Drawing

Long before he became world-famous for his industrial townscapes and “matchstick men,” Lowry spent childhood holidays with his family in Lytham St Annes, sketching the boats, seaside scenes and landscapes that first drew his artistic eye. One of his earliest surviving works-made when he was just a teenager—is a pencil drawing of yachts at Lytham, showing how early the
town’s coastal character impressed him.
He returned there throughout his life, both with his
mother in his younger years and later on his own,
producing sketches and paintings drawn from the sands, and landscapes which stand in stark contrast to the smoky industrial landscapes with which he is most closely identified with.

Initialled and dated 1918.

Provenance: Gifted to the previous owner by Lowry’s great friend and patron, Monty Bloom, in 1972.
This work was also exhibited at the Tate Gallery in
Liverpool as part of their ‘Lowry in Liverpool’
exhibition, October 2006 – April 2007.