LS Lowry
Dame Barbara Hepworth sculpture auctioned for almost half a million pounds
Three Curves With Strings achieved £478,800 at auction, plus buyer’s premium, against an estimate of £80,000 to £120,000.
LS Lowry painting surpasses £6 million estimate at auction
The big-ticket item had not been publicly exhibited for 57 years.
Barbara Hepworth sculpture could fetch £6m at auction
Four of the Wakefield-born artist’s works are being sold by Christie’s.
Lowry masterpiece to remain free for public after sale to The Lowry arts centre
The historic painting, depicting a throng of people gathered at Burnden Park football stadium, sold for a record-breaking £6.6 million on Wednesday.
LS Lowry painting Going To The Match sells at auction for £6.6 million
The artwork depicts people gathered at Burnden Park football stadium, former home of Bolton Wanderers.
Lowry painting should stay free to view given economic climate – Salford mayor
The chief executive of the Lowry gallery said the painting is ‘more of a piece of social history than it is a painting of a football match’.
Lowry masterpiece sold to private collector would be tragic – mayor of Salford
The painting will headline Christies Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale on October 19.
LS Lowry painting valued over £2 million to go on show for first time since 1966
It will be shown in London, New York, Dublin and Edinburgh ahead of its sale.
LS Lowry painting with figures ‘social distancing’ features in online exhibition
The picture An Old Street was painted in 1937.
