*Arthur Delaney (1927-1987)

*Arthur Delaney (1927-1987) The Chip Shop signed 'Arthur Delaney' l.l., oil on board 26.5 x 33cm 'If I say this is not a real place it would not be quite true. It is a composite of two districts in Manchester. One was All Saints where I was born where the chip shop was and the other half was the New Cross district at the beginning of the main Manchester to Oldham Rd. The reason I did this was the streets around the chip shop at All Saints had been demolished and were just a wilderness and I needed the atmosphere so I borrowed a bit from the New Cross area.' *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot. Condition report: In apparently original condition. Not viewed out of glazed frame. The surface is covered with an uneven varnish layer and it is glazed which makes any reading under UV light difficult. the surface is rather mottled, however, this is probably the varnish and the uneven impasto. Well-presented and ready to hang.