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Man Lying On Wall - Signed Print by L S Lowry 1957 - MyArtBroker

Man Lying On Wall
Signed Print

L S Lowry

£3,050-£4,550Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator

¥28,000-¥40,000 Value Indicator

3,700-5,500 Value Indicator

$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

¥580,000-¥870,000 Value Indicator

$3,850-$5,500 Value Indicator

-11% AAGR

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 500

Year: 1957

Size: H 40cm x W 50cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of L S Lowry's Man Lying On Wall (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,050 and £4,550. Over the past 12 months, 3 works have been sold, with an average selling price of £4,166. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £2,700 in June 2024 to £8,500 in August 2021. This lithograph print, created in 1957, demonstrates an average annual growth rate of -11%. This work has an auction history of 17 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2005. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2024David Lay United Kingdom
April 2024Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers United Kingdom
April 2024Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers United Kingdom
February 2023Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
May 2022Woolley & Wallis United Kingdom
August 2021Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh United Kingdom
May 2021Wilson55 United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Alongside works like Figures In The Park and Group Of Children, Man Lying On Wall is an example of Lowry’s style that focused on small groups of figures and portraits of individuals painted on a plain white ground with little or no architectural landscape setting. The artist was insistent on the fact these portraits were all based on real characters he saw in and around Greater Manchester, often people he saw living on the streets whilst working as a rent collector.

Lowry said of this work, “People refuse to believe me when I tell them I saw a man dressed just like that, doing just that, from the top of a bus…It was the umbrella propped against the wall which caught my eye and prompted the picture. The chap was well-dressed and obviously enjoying the smoke and his rest. I couldn’t resist doing him as a subject.”

  • 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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