£1,200
John Bowes (1899-1974) - Private View at the Mid-Day Studios, signed and inscribed with the title and artist's address verso, oil on board, 42 x 53.5cm
The painter Ned Owens and his first wife Margo Ingham founded the Mid-Day Studios in 1946 in the basement of a house opposite Manchester City Art Gallery. L S Lowry's first major one person show was held there in 1948. The present lot appears to be a contemporary depiction of that event. The Mid-Day Studios closed in 1951
Good original, unrestored condition. Dusty / dirty and requiring a clean
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