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§ Alan Lowndes (British, 1921-1978) Students of Form signed lower left "Alan Lowndes" and dated 1968 oil on board 39 x 29cm (15 x 11in) Provenance: Rutland Gallery, 29 Bruton Street, London, W1 Exhibited: London, Rutland Gallery, Alan Lowndes Retrospective Exhibition, 1972 Other Notes: Alan Lowndes was a British artist who mainly worked in oils and a bright palette to depict the industrial north. His work has been compared to Lowry's simplistic style and nostalgic depictions, although he is considered by Terry Frost to be the greater painter. He was born to a railway clerk, leaving school at 14 to be an apprentice decorator. After his time in the Second World War, he studied painting at night school, but was mainly self-taught. He later spent time in St Ives, and was a close friend among many of the St Ives School artists. The present painting will be included in Jonathan Riley's forthcoming catalogue raisonne on the artist.Condition:Loose in its frame. Minor scuffing along the top edge from previously moving in the frame. Bottom right corner of the frame chipped.  

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