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The Viaduct Stockport - Signed Print by L S Lowry 1969 - MyArtBroker

The Viaduct Stockport
Signed Print

L S Lowry

£3,350-£5,000Value Indicator

$6,500-$10,000 Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,000 Value Indicator

¥30,000-¥45,000 Value Indicator

4,050-6,000 Value Indicator

$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator

¥630,000-¥950,000 Value Indicator

$4,250-$6,500 Value Indicator

-16% AAGR

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 75

Year: 1969

Size: H 48cm x W 61cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of L S Lowry's The Viaduct Stockport (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,350 and £5,000. This lithograph print, created in 1969, has an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market in April 2006. Over the past five years, the hammer price has remained consistent, ranging from £4,800 in September 2021 to £4,800 in September 2021. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is currently -16%. This work is part of a limited edition of 75.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2021Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2021Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2006Bonhams Leeds United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Attention is focused on the impressive viaduct, a major pioneering structure of the early railway age, emblematic of urbanisation and industrialisation. A train traversing the railway is captured against columns of smoke exuding from the factories portrayed in the picture’s background. The large structure, composed of a series of arches, towers over the tiny figures, making them seem even smaller and insignificant.

The print reflects Lowry’s interest in industrial landscapes and the quotidian activities of the people that inhabited them. Captured against this backdrop, the matchstick figures blend in with the industrial environment. This dual focus on the industrial and the human is a defining characteristic of Lowry’s style of realism. Like many of Lowry’s urban landscapes, The Viaduct, Stockport centres on the northern industrial working class experience.

  • Born in 1887, L. S. Lowry was a key figure in 20th century British painting. Known for his distinctive painterly style and 'matchstick men', Lowry aimed to put industry on the map by typically focusing on scenes from his hometown in the North West of England. The naivety of his art drew criticism, yet has stood the test of time with the artist becoming a household name. Lowry has consistently performed in the secondary market, with works such as Going To The Match achieving a value of £2,919,000 in 2021 and the editioned prints remaining highly sought after.

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