Date: 8 June, 2007
Spanning three decades, the works offered in the sale represent the most important decade of Lowry's output -- the 1940s. One of the finest examples is Good Friday, Daisy Nook, painted in 1946, which depicts the Lanchashire fair held annually at Daisy Nook.
As the first Easter Fair after World War II, it was significant that the 1946 Good Friday Fair had the best attendance in its history. Despite an industrial chimney, just visible on the horizon, the overall mood of the painting is one of holiday and post-war optimism: a multitude of colourful figures throng the painting, children are clutching newly-bought whirligigs and flags. Groups of people crowd round the striped fairground tents and queue up for the rides on offer.
The large-scale, densely populated canvas is a testament to Lowry's skill as a painter. Privately owned for many years and the highlight of the group, Good Friday, Daisy Nook last appeared at auction in 1970.
This collection has been assembled over a number of years from the late 1970s onwards and represents the very best examples of Lowry's work.
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