LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A. | A Cricket Match

The following condition report was composed by Hamish Dewar on 15th May 2019: Structural Condition The canvas is unlined on what is evidently the original keyed wooden stretcher. There are some areas of slightly raised craquelure in the pale pigments of the sky in the upper right of the composition. Such craquelure is very typical of Lowry and responds well to localised consolidation. I would be confident that localised consolidation would ensure long-term structural stability and that lining would not be required for the foreseeable future, assuming that the painting is maintained in a suitable climatic environment. It is obviously most encouraging to find the canvas in it's original unlined state. Paint surface The paint surface has the artist's characteristically dry appearance and the only retouchings I could identify under ultraviolet light and very small areas in the background around the 'r' and 'y' of the signature. There is also a tiny spot on one of the dark posts in the lower right. Summary The painting would therefore appear to be in very good condition and would benefit from localised minor structural consolidation.
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