L. S. Lowry: career timeline
British · 1887–1976 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 43 of 171 lots (25% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | $1.1MSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 5 | 5 | $2.9kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1950s | 7 | 7 | $9.2kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1960s | 8 | 7 | $8.6kSign up | Drawing |
| 1970s | 22 | 21 | $2.2kSign up | Lithograph |
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1920s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.1MSign up
- Average
- $1.1MSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 21 in (43 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1925 GOING TO THE MILL, 1925$1.1MSign up
1940s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $2.9kSign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 26.5 in (44 × 68 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (3), Print (other) (2)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
1943 PUNCH & JUDY$5.2kSign up
1943 PUNCH AND JUDY$2.3kSign up
1947 PUNCH & JUDY$1.2kSign up
1949 THE CONTRAPTION, 1949 and CRIME LAKE (A PAIR)$4.1kSign up
1949 THE CONTRAPTION$2.9kSign up
1950s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $9.2kSign up
- Average
- $101kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (3), Print (other) (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1952 Reservoir$652kSign up
1955 THE MOURNERS, 1955$20.8kSign up
1957 Man Lying On A Wall, 1957$5.1kSign up
1957 MAN LYING ON A WALL$7.2kSign up
1957 MAN LYING ON A WALL$14.7kSign up
1959 THE CART$9.2kSign up
1959 YACHT$173Sign up
1960s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $8.6kSign up
- Average
- $18.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 12 in (33 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Print (other) (2), Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- Harbours & ports (2), Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1960 MOOD OF THE NORTH, 1960$6.7kSign up
1961 Street Scene$3kSign up
1963 THREE MEN AND A CAT$2.2kSign up
1964 Dock Street, Belfast$50kSign up
1966 Four Young People$48.9kSign up
1969 Poole Harbour 1969Unsold
1969 Sunday Afternoon$8.6kSign up
1969 WINTER IN BROUGHTON$12.4kSign up
1970s 22 works
- Sold
- 21 of 22
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $5kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 19 in (40 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (17), Print (other) (4), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Boats (3), Harbours & ports (2), Markets & villages (2)
1970 DROGHEDA$15.7kSign up
1972 SAILING BOATS$3kSign up
1972 GOING TO THE MATCHUnsold
1972 FERRY BOATS$1.9kSign up
1972 The Harbour$4kSign up
1972 SAILING BOATS$5.5kSign up
1972 Level Crossing, Burton on Trent, 1972$7.6kSign up
1972 The Harbour, 1972$2.6kSign up
1972 Going to the Match, 1972$40kSign up
1973 VIEW OF A TOWN$2.2kSign up
1973 THE LEVEL CROSSING$2.8kSign up
1973 VIEW OF A TOWN$1.9kSign up
Show 10 more (1970s)
1973 DEAL$695Sign up
1974 The Pond$2.6kSign up
1974 INDUSTRIAL SCENE$2.2kSign up
1974 LANDSCAPE WITH FARM BUILDINGS$1.7kSign up
1974 LEVEL CROSSING, 1946 (REPRODUCTION PRINT)$564Sign up
1974 COMING FROM THE MILL, 1930 (REPRODUCTION PRINT)$564Sign up
1974 A FIGHT, 1935 (REPRODUCTION PRINT)$760Sign up
1975 Woman with a Beard$1.3kSign up
1975 THE CONTRAPTION$5.5kSign up
1975 WOMAN WITH BEARD$1.2kSign up
Creation date not recorded
128 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.9kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2006 CRIME LAKE$2.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 21 works
- Sold
- 21 of 21
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 24 in (44 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (14), Other (5), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2), Boats (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2014 Untitled$1.4kSign up
sold 2014 Untitled$1.3kSign up
sold 2014 Untitled$932Sign up
sold 2014 Untitled$5.4kSign up
sold 2014 Untitled$1.2kSign up
sold 2015 Old Steps, Stockport$3.9kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2018 Peel Park$3.6kSign up
sold 2018 The Fever Van$3.1kSign up
sold 2018 Burford Church$1.3kSign up
sold 2018 Market Scene in a Northern Town$1.8kSign up
sold 2018 Sailing Boats$1.1kSign up
sold 2019 Untitled$4.4kSign up
…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 106 works
- Sold
- 105 of 106
- Median
- $2.9kSign up
- Average
- $3.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 22 in (44 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (90), Drawing (10), Print (other) (6)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (10), Landscapes (1), Harbours & ports (1)
sold 2020 Untitled$3.7kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$5.7kSign up
sold 2020 MEETING POINT$3.3kSign up
sold 2020 LANDSCAPE WITH FARM BUILDINGS$2.5kSign up
sold 2020 PUNCH AND JUDY$8.9kSign up
sold 2020 THE FOOTBALL MATCH$3.2kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All L. S. Lowry auction results →