The Notice Board
The Notice Board
Signed Print
L S Lowry
£1,750-£2,600Value Indicator
$3,650-$5,500 Value Indicator
$3,200-$4,800 Value Indicator
¥17,000-¥25,000 Value Indicator
€2,050-€3,050 Value Indicator
$18,000-$27,000 Value Indicator
¥330,000-¥490,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 500
Year: 1975
Size: H 40cm x W 50cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Bellmans, Sussex | United Kingdom | |||
| July 2024 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2024 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2024 | Dawsons, Berkshire | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2023 | Wilson55 | United Kingdom | |||
| April 2023 | Mellors & Kirk | United Kingdom | |||
| April 2022 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
L. S. Lowry’s lithograph print The Notice Board from 1975 is one of the artist’s more abstract scenes, showing a group of people walking up a hill in front of a gloomy seascape. The central focus of the print is a tall notice board that the figures gather together to look at.
This highly unusual scene, with very little context behind the notice board, encapsulates Lowry’s interest in showing the ways in which people from all walks of life gather together and where this takes place. Appearing like a scene from a dream, The Notice Board is very clearly created from Lowry’s imagination, elusive in its depiction of the sea as a backdrop, and faint depictions of sailing boats.
Characteristic of many of Lowry’s paintings, this scene is filled with a flat, white, polluted light that renders the sky and sea almost undifferentiated. The depiction of a single hill in the foreground of the image, conveys a narrative that these figures are stranded in the middle of the sea. Created late in Lowry’s career, this gives the print an atmosphere of melancholic loneliness, described by art historian John Rothenstein as ‘a kind of gloomy lyricism’, something that runs through many of the artist’s paintings of people.
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.
