LS Lowry Paintings.
 

Does anyone know anything about LS Lowry paintings/prints/copies etc and prices. Any information will be appreciated.

I have one which I think is a copy, it is signed and dated (1942) don't know if they are worth anything?
Cheers.

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If it aint a copy,yer quids in, worth a fortune, me mam had one which strangely vanished when she croaked.:eek:

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Ya they're going up in value all the time now cashy, even prints bring quite goods sales at auctions

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I'll swop it for a little doodle I did while sat on the bog this morning.

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Save a match.

Use to light a fire.

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Even if it may have no monetary value, it's still worth having to look at, it's 29 by 21 inches. I don't know what it's called yet? I am making enquiries - someone from the Lowry museum asked me for a photo and they will give me a title for it.

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I was always a fan of Lowrys work, so i agree its worth keeping.

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Do you know if it is a limited edition print, if so it will be worth more.

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I don't know I found it in a skip 2 years ago. I'm trying to find out what it is. Apparently Lowry did paint on boards, as this is on a board, but also they used to put prints on boards as well.

It's got stains on it so it would need some restoration.

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Lowery always signed his work, usually in the bottom right hand corner, and if its an original usually had something on the back too

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I like it -less flat than most of his that I've seen and more realistic.

Hope it turns out to be worth a bob or two.

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The size looks about right for Lowery

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It will take a lot of effort to find out what it is, if it's a print, worth anything or what. Let alone find what official name he gave it as he did over 1,000 paintings and 8,000 drawings.

If it's authentic it would be worth half a million. If it's a print could be worth up to a few grand or £20!!!? It's getting an honest valuation. ;)

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Take it to an antiques dealer, and if they offer you £200 you know its genuine:rolleyes:

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I've just sent e-mail to Christie's in London - reply came back; they have sent photo I took to an expert and it could take 6 weeks for a reply to come back on his assessment.

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If it's a limited edition print it will have a number on it somewhere e.g. 1 of 50 or 3 of 150

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Well at least they're taking you serious, so you could well be in luck, they would do that if they were sure it was of no significance, given the fact that they'll have some people on site who know there onions too

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The back is painted black - so if there was something on the back it may have been painted over.

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Whatever Christies say, it may be wise to get a second opinion.
The Lowry Collection in Salford don't provide an authentification and valuation service, but they do provide this list of those that do -
Do I Have A Lowry?

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Cheers Margaret, It's probably a piece of old junk in all likely hood might be worth £20:00.

There are a couple on Ebay.

LS Lowry coming home from the mill signed LTD edition on board | eBay

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I would have thought that telling a painting from a print wouldn't be that difficult - can you not see whether there is any actual paint on the surface?

It's a very weird scene with that water in the middle of the picture going right up to the houses in the foreground - doesn't look very realistic to me.

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Cheers Sue - I don't know? It's a case of investigating to find out at least what it is? But most likely it's junk, but at least I'd like to know if it is a copy of a LS Lowry and what it's called.

Like you say there are some mistakes on the painting - so perhaps it's someone copying Lowry's style who messed up? That's the most likely explanation?

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Hooray! This is the original, Kes - yours must be a print or a copy...

BBC - Your Paintings - River Scene

And you can buy a modern hand painted copy here...

http://www.galeriedada.com/ls-lowry-...-00001245.html

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Thanks Sue - I figured it wasn't original but worth finding out. Those copies are pretty expensive, one the size I have is £200:00, hand painted. ;)

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if you take it to Howarth Art Gallery they should be able to tell you if it's genuine. I once had the same problem with a bottochelli they checked it over there and then before giving me the bad news!

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Its a bit of a trail from London.:D

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whoops.....missed that one :o:o:o

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I have had a Lowry print for at least twenty years. Ten years ago a dealer offered me £250 but I thought I would keep it a bit longer. It is about 18 inches by 24 inches.
It is the one in the frame below

I found out the original had been sold in 2008 for £500,000. The photo in the magazine didn't show the full width of it.

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That's a really nice scene -i'd keep it if i were you -nice to have on your wall.