Adopt Portrait of Ann (1957) notepad lined ivory pages

lined ivory pages

Pictures date from the earliest days of photography to the present and cover subjects from Bronze Age burials and medieval churches to cinemas and seaside resorts

making it a unique and contemplative addition to any collection

A bustling scene of movement and industry

The expression of solitude

Adopt Portrait of Ann (1957) notepad lined ivory pagesAccording to Lowry this work was the first portrait he had painted in nearly thirty years. Lowry described the sitter as aged 25, from Leeds and the daughter of some people who have been very good to me. He also described her as his godchild Ann Hilder (or Helder). Despite extensive research, no one has yet been able to confirm the identity of Ann. It is possible she was an imaginary figure based on the young friends he knew, although those who heard