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KALMAN, ANDRAS in conversation with LAMBIRTH, ANDREW: : LS LOWRY - CONVERSATION PIECES

LONDON.CHAUCER PRESS/CAXTON PUBLISHING GROUP,2003.

ISBN 190444900X.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn but a blank Christ Church Oxford b/w heraldic illustrated Libris bookplate pasted to front free endpaper and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Protected dw/dj with clear, transparent cover which has been affixed and extended along both the top+bottom edges of the pastedowns on the boards.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by L.S. Lowry,wrap-around front panel to spine/ backstrip,illustrated dw/dj with dark blue,brown and black lettering to front,dark blue+black lettering to spine,rear panel with monochrome thumbnail portrait sketch; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Sharp-cornered publisher's original navy blue cloth boards with (assumed) bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a navy blue+white striped headband and clean plain navy blue endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,7- 160pp [paginated] includes a note,a preface by Andrew Lambirth,an introduction,subject's profuse colour (the majority) and monochrome paintings and drawings,a condensed biography of artist accompanied with thumbnail contemporary b/w subject's portraits and a chronology,a selected bibliography and illustration credits; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,Lowry thumbnail colour sketch illustrated title page with a dedication to reverse,contents list/ table,and a colour frntis. A highly collected and prolific painter,and an unusual item reflecting Lowry's recognisable style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Lowry canon. L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) is one of Britain's most popular and best-loved artists.In 1939,Andras Kalman came from Mateszalka,Hungary (birthplace of Tony Curtis's father!) to live in Britain. Within ten years he had opened his first commercial art gallery in Manchester.LS Lowry immediately took an interest in Andras Kalman's gallery,not only buying a work on display but agreeing that Kalman become a dealer in his work in the North of Britain.The two men obviously enjoyed each other's company,and their relationship continued and blossomed for over 25 years, lasting until Lowry's death. Now in his eighties,Andras Kalman,in conversations with Andrew Lambirth,recalls the years of his friendship with Lowry,his first-hand experience of the artist's unusual personality and the seldom-recognized breadth of his oeuvre.Here are shown some of Lowry's most famous paintings,side-by-side with lesser-known images of equal boldness and originality. This beautifully produced book, illustrating 80 of Lowry's most important and poignant works, gives a remarkable insight into the life and unique talents of LS Lowry. L.S. Lowry was a painter of outstanding distinction and popularity,and an intensely private man around whom many myths and misconceptions have sprung up over the years. Long years spent without recognition,then the gathering momentum of success,and finally the appearance of the 'public' Lowry that so effectively disguised the private man. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included or free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

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