Great Ancoats Street
Great Ancoats Street
Signed Print
L S Lowry
£800-£1,200
$1,650-$2,450 Value Indicator
$1,450-$2,200 Value Indicator
¥7,500-¥11,500 Value Indicator
€950-€1,400 Value Indicator
$8,000-$12,500 Value Indicator
¥150,000-¥230,000 Value Indicator
$1,050-$1,600 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 850
Year: 1930
Size: H 26cm x W 36cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2025 | Chiswick Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2025 | Burstow & Hewett Abbey Auction Gallery | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2024 | Wilson55 | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2024 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2024 | Sworders | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2024 | David Duggleby Ltd | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Rendered in black ink against white paper, Great Ancoats Street is a screen print from 1930 by L. S. Lowry that shows a street corner from a slightly elevated view. Making this print distinctly Lowry, is the inclusion of his ‘matchstick-figures’ wandering throughout the scene, young and old, to emphasise the human presence in this otherwise topographical depiction of the street.
Great Ancoats Street shows the worn-out working class Manchester area of Ancoats, a place that was characterised from the 1980s as a notorious slum. Lowry worked as a rent collector for the Pall Mall Property Company and this led to him walking everywhere in the city, taking in many sights and experiences. He would come into contact with those who lived in areas like Ancoats who could not afford to pay their rent and evidently Lowry was compelled to capture their lives through his art.
Lowry wonderfully captures this gloomy scene of industrial life in Britain through the sketchy quality of the print. The smoke that comes from the chimneys seems to merge and seep into the scene as a whole, giving the street a dirty and run-down atmosphere. His figures in the foreground also appear isolated and are depicted as products of their poor environment.
