Weight also bequeathed this drawing by Lowry to Tullie House in 1999. It depicts Girl Guides playing rounders.
Girl Guides Playing Rounders1925 pencil by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976).
To the right of composition a troop of girl guides play rounders, observed by a number of people some of whom are seated on the ground nearby, others watching from the roadside beside a row of buildings. A tent is erected in centre of the composition.
Carel Weight acquired this drawing for his personal collection which he later bequeathed to Tullie House in 1999. Weight was drawn to the work of Lowry because of their shared interest in urban imagery and industrial townscapes. Like Weight, Lowry’s works often focus on eccentric characters.
There are these inscriptions on the exhibit:
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery collection, bequest of Professor Carel Weight, RA 1999
Image © Lowry Estate Office
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