£1,000 - £1,500
Rare L.S. Lowry Limited Edition "Good Friday, Daisy Nook"
8808 - L.S. Lowry titled "Good Friday, Daisy Nook" This sold out limited edition is from an edition of only 99 published Worldwide. Note: supplied with certificate of authenticity signed by the "Master Printer" and a replacement valuation certificate for £1500 (free of charge). Professionally framed and mounted to a high standard. Condition is excellent. Previous auction prices of this limited edition have sold up to £3000. Although Lowry once said "I only deal with poverty, always with gloom. You’ll never see a joyous picture of mine. I never do a jolly picture", his portfolio does include festive works such as "Good Friday, Daisy Nook" and his paintings of football matches. Painted in 1946, Good Friday, Daisy Nook shows a crowd at the annual Easter fair at Daisy Nook, near Manchester. The scene is filled with post-war optimism and leisure, with children holding balloons and bright, multicoloured tents dotting the background. When this cheerful painting was offered at Christie’s in London on 8 June 2007, it soared past its high estimate of £1.5 million and set a new world auction record for Lowry at the time of £3.8 million. H: 80cm W: 89cm D: 3cm
