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2002 CHRISTIE'S 20TH CENTURY BRITISH ART, LONDON 11/22/02.The diversity of this increasingly popular field is reflected in the paintings and sculptures offered in the sale-from depictions of rural life in Newlyn to the humorous urbanity of 1960s Pop Art. Major names of 20th Century British Art are represented-from the stalwarts of the Camden Town School led by Walter Sickert to the pioneers of British Abstraction. A strong section of sculpture offers a range of works including examples by Dame Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Dame Elisabeth Frink and Lynn Chadwick. Further highlights include a rare 1945 beach scene by L.S. Lowry that is imbued with an overall feel of post-war optimism and Graham Sutherland's impressive Standing Form over Water II. The diversity of this increasingly popular field is reflected in the paintings and sculptures offered in the sale-from depictions of rural life in Newlyn to the humorous urbanity of 1960s Pop Art. Major names of 20th Century British Art are represented-from the stalwarts of the Camden Town School led by Walter Sickert to the pioneers of British Abstraction. A strong section of sculpture offers a range of works including examples by Dame Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Dame Elisabeth Frink and Lynn Chadwick. Further highlights include a rare 1945 beach scene by L.S. Lowry that is imbued with an overall feel of post-war optimism and Graham Sutherland's impressive Standing Form over Water II. This post auction catalog consists 117 lots all illustrated in color and all described in detail. Catalog is in fine condition. ILLUSTRATED ON FRONT PAGE SITE Lot 55 Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976) Beach scene, Lancashire Oil on canvas Estimate:
