As with everything in his life, Selwyn was passionate about his art collection and had a particular affinity with artists who depicted the industrial landscape of the north-west where he was born and lived. Selwyn loved pictures with a story and took particular pleasure in being able to actually go to the views depicted by Delaney. They were intensely personal and imbued with memories both of his own childhood and a collective memory of the neighbourhoods they depicted.

The artist Arthur Delaney was born in Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester in 1927. He initially began painting as a form of relaxation and was enormously influenced by the work of his mentor L.S. Lowry. The street scenes and industrial views all pay homage to Lowry and whilst they are realistic in their depiction, they are also highly nostalgic, drawing as their inspiration the Manchester of the 1930s with its smoke-laden skies, gas lamps and busy trams. 

The Selwyn Demmy collection comprises many standout works by Arthur Delaney depicting well known views of the Manchester and Liverpool area, including ‘The Manchester Hippodrome’, ‘The Liver Building, Liverpool’ and ‘The Golden Mile, Blackpool’.   

AUCTION DETAILS
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Donnington Priory, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2JE

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