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L. S. Lowry, Going to Work

L. S. Lowry

British · 1887–1976 · Painter, Printmaker

Laurence Stephen Lowry was an English artist. His drawings and paintings often depict scenes of life in the industrial districts of North West England in the mid-20th century.… (Wikipedia)

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171auction results2006–2026years recorded98%sold (168)$2.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. L. S. Lowry, GOING TO THE MILL, 1925, oil on panel [n1]GOING TO THE MILL, 1925Lyon & Turnbull · £805,200≈ $1,075,103≈ €945,312Sign up to see
  2. L. S. Lowry, Reservoir, 1952, oil on boardReservoirPhillips · £452,500≈ $652,279≈ €580,526Sign up to see
  3. L. S. Lowry, Dock Street, Belfast, 1964, pencil drawing on paperDock Street, BelfastMorgan O'Driscoll · €46,000≈ $49,988≈ £39,404Sign up to see

L. S. Lowry’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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median $2.9kfree account
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auction record in database
Lots sold
168
of 171 offered · 2006–2026
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k$1M2009201220152018202120242006-12-09 · $2,9212006-12-09 · $2,9212011-10-10 · $4,0782013-09-30 · $2,1612014-01-28 · $1,2442014-07-29 · $5,4232014-07-29 · $9322014-07-29 · $1,3222014-07-29 · $1,3562015-03-25 · $3,8782016-02-09 · $652,2792017-10-23 · $2,3482017-12-11 · $1,2392018-05-16 · $1,1462018-05-16 · $1,7522018-05-16 · $1,2812018-10-03 · $3,1182018-10-03 · $3,6372019-02-20 · $3,7832019-02-20 · $3,3922019-03-11 · $1,1242019-03-20 · $1,9742019-05-27 · $15,6772019-09-11 · $2,9632019-09-23 · $8792019-10-01 · $3922019-10-22 · $2,8452019-10-22 · $5,8192019-10-22 · $4,3972020-02-14 · $48,8632020-04-16 · $6,8712020-06-16 · $3,1632020-08-19 · $8,9152020-08-19 · $2,4772020-08-19 · $12,3832020-08-19 · $3,3022020-10-20 · $5,6902020-10-20 · $3,7502021-01-27 · $5,8242021-04-07 · $4,1422021-04-07 · $5,1782021-04-07 · $7,2492021-04-07 · $4,8332021-04-20 · $7,8202021-04-20 · $1,8152021-04-20 · $2,2342021-04-20 · $2,2342021-04-20 · $1,5362021-04-20 · $6,7032021-04-20 · $3,3522021-04-20 · $2,7932021-04-20 · $2,7932021-04-20 · $3,3522021-04-20 · $5,8652021-04-30 · $39,9882021-04-30 · $2,6082021-04-30 · $7,6502021-04-30 · $3,4772021-08-11 · $2,5942021-08-11 · $14,7002021-10-05 · $2,5882021-10-05 · $3,4062021-10-05 · $4,9042021-10-05 · $4,0872021-11-21 · $3,6262022-01-19 · $4,0922022-01-19 · $8,5942022-02-13 · $5,9152022-02-13 · $8,2272022-03-31 · $20,2122022-04-05 · $9852022-04-05 · $1,1172022-04-05 · $3,9412022-04-05 · $4,5982022-04-05 · $4,9922022-04-05 · $2,2332022-04-05 · $2,6282022-04-05 · $4,5982022-08-10 · $2,9012022-10-04 · $7372022-10-04 · $1,5302022-11-29 · $4,5612023-01-11 · $5,4982023-01-11 · $6,7192023-01-11 · $4582023-04-25 · $2,7352023-04-25 · $9952023-04-25 · $2,3622023-05-29 · $4,7152023-08-09 · $6,0942023-08-09 · $5,4522023-08-09 · $5,4522023-10-24 · $4,0402024-01-10 · $2,8862024-01-10 · $5,7722024-03-11 · $4,3702024-04-09 · $6982024-04-09 · $49,9882024-04-09 · $12,0522024-05-01 · $2,0542024-05-01 · $1,8962024-05-01 · $6952024-08-13 · $1,9342024-08-13 · $3,8682024-08-13 · $5,9632024-08-13 · $1,7732024-08-13 · $2,3022024-08-13 · $3,3262024-08-13 · $2,0472024-08-13 · $1,5352024-08-13 · $1,2792024-08-13 · $6402024-10-01 · $3462024-10-01 · $2,9322024-10-02 · $9972024-10-02 · $3,1902024-10-02 · $2,3932024-10-02 · $1,4622024-10-02 · $2,2602024-10-21 · $7602024-10-21 · $5642024-10-21 · $5642025-01-15 · $20,7792025-01-22 · $1,8692025-03-24 · $1732025-03-26 · $7,1522025-03-26 · $5,2022025-03-26 · $1,2192025-04-15 · $1,7202025-04-15 · $5,2942025-04-15 · $2,2502025-04-15 · $2,1172025-04-29 · $2,9572025-05-01 · $6,7292025-05-01 · $1,075,1032025-07-15 · $3,0912025-07-30 · $5,0802025-08-06 · $2,9292025-10-02 · $8762025-10-07 · $3,4852025-10-07 · $1,2732025-10-07 · $1,8772025-10-07 · $22,7892025-10-14 · $1,6712025-10-14 · $2,1722025-10-14 · $3,0082025-12-02 · $1,5842025-12-02 · $1,9812026-01-28 · $2,4822026-02-18 · $5,4312026-03-09 · $2,7732026-03-09 · $9,2442026-03-10 · $2,5562026-03-10 · $1,3452026-03-31 · $2,1862026-03-31 · $1,4292026-03-31 · $5,5622026-03-31 · $2,5162026-03-31 · $1,8542026-03-31 · $1,1262026-03-31 · $1,1922026-06-02 · $2,2902026-06-18 · $3,9692026-07-16 · $1,7562026-07-16 · $1,3512026-07-28 · $5,8462026-07-28 · $5,8462026-09-17 · $1,739
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

11 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings22100%$864kSign up$864kSign up$1.1MSign up
Oil22100%$864kSign up$864kSign up$1.1MSign up
Works on paper161594%$14.2kSign up$5.4kSign up$50kSign up
Pastel11100%$20.8kSign up$20.8kSign up$20.8kSign up
Drawing151493%$13.7kSign up$5.4kSign up$50kSign up
Prints & multiples14714599%$3.6kSign up$2.9kSign up$40kSign up
Lithograph11611599%$3.9kSign up$2.9kSign up$40kSign up
Print (other)313097%$2.6kSign up$2.9kSign up$6.7kSign up
Other66100%$2.8kSign up$1.3kSign up$6.7kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20262020$2.4kSign up
20252626$2.6kSign up
20243229$2kSign up
20231111$4.7kSign up
20221717$4.1kSign up
20212727$3.6kSign up
202099$5.7kSign up
20191111$3kSign up
201855$1.8kSign up
201722$1.8kSign up
201611$652kSign up
201511$3.9kSign up
201455$1.3kSign up
201311$2.2kSign up
201111$4.1kSign up
200622$2.9kSign up

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