View Of A Town
View Of A Town
Signed Print
L S Lowry
£1,500-£2,250Value Indicator
$3,150-$4,700 Value Indicator
$2,750-$4,150 Value Indicator
¥14,500-¥22,000 Value Indicator
€1,750-€2,650 Value Indicator
$15,000-$23,000 Value Indicator
¥280,000-¥430,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 850
Year: 1973
Size: H 43cm x W 55cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Mellors & Kirk | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2025 | Gorringes | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2024 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2024 | Gorringes | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2024 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2024 | Capes Dunn | United Kingdom | |||
| August 2024 | Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
L. S. Lowry’s lithograph, View Of A Town from 1973, shows an industrial vista, seen from a high point in the town, with people walking along the pavement in the very foreground of the image. The print shows many features typical of Lowry’s work such as smoking chimneys, terraced houses and figures from all walks of life going about their daily business.
Elements of this print convey a sense of realism, but like many of Lowry’s works, this is a composite image. Lowry’s paintings were fundamentally composed from a variety of repeated motifs, growing increasingly sentimental as his career went on. The artist said, “I hadn’t the slightest idea of what I was going to put in the canvas when I started the picture, but it eventually came out as you see it. This is the way I like working best.”
As the composition stretches further back, the industrial buildings seem to be piled on top of one another, as the scene moves down the hill of the town. Black smoke from the mills merge into the sky and clouds, and there seems to be no distinction between the natural and the industrial. There is an unclean, smoke-filled atmosphere to this scene due to Lowry’s use of colour and the figures appear to be naturalised within the industrial environment.
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.
