A Northern Town
A Northern Town
Signed Print
L S Lowry
£2,900-£4,350Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 75
Year: 1969
Size: H 51cm x W 61cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Wilson55 | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2022 | Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood | United Kingdom | |||
| April 2018 | Chiswick Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2017 | Golding, Young & Mawer, The Lincoln Auction Rooms | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2012 | Bonhams Chester | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2012 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| November 2008 | Christie's London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
L. S. Lowry’s lithograph A Northern Town was made towards the end of the artist’s career in 1969. A Northern Town shows a view looking down the street of a small town with many stylised figures dotted throughout the centre of the composition. This is a lithograph of a drawing by Lowry, rendered in black line against the cream paper.
Initially trained under the Impressionist master, Adolphe Valette, Lowry was interested in recording the nuances of everyday life and would sketch during the day to record his observations of the world around him. A Northern Town is one such study, maintaining a sketchy quality as though executed quickly from life. During his prolific career, the artist produced over 8,000 drawings.
This print is exemplary of Lowry’s direct and distinctive style that led art critic Jonathan Jones to name the artist as a ‘modern primitive’. Lowry’s stylised figures form the focal point of A Northern Town and are noted for the way in which they cast no shadows. Perfectly in line with Lowry’s stylised realism that he is so famed for, in this print the figures appear almost like silhouettes, dotted across the scene.
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.
