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L S Lowry: Reference Library - Signed Print

Reference Library

L S Lowry

Reference Library - Signed Print by L S Lowry 1972 - MyArtBroker

Reference Library
Signed Print

L S Lowry

£1,450-£2,150

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$2,800-$4,150 Value Indicator

$2,550-$3,800 Value Indicator

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€1,700-€2,550 Value Indicator

$14,500-$22,000 Value Indicator

¥290,000-¥440,000 Value Indicator

$1,850-$2,800 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 850

Year: 1972

Size: H 24cm x W 35cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of L S Lowry’s signed lithograph print, Reference Library, is estimated to be worth between £1,450 and £2,150. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £1,000, across a total of 1 sale. The hammer price in the last five years has ranged from £1,000 in October 2023 to £1,915 in August 2022. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. This work is part of a limited edition of 850.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2023Dominic Winter Auctioneers - United KingdomReference Library - Signed Print
August 2022Golding, Young & Mawer, The Lincoln Auction Rooms - United KingdomReference Library - Signed Print
August 2022Lyon & Turnbull - London - United KingdomReference Library - Signed Print
August 2022Toovey's - United KingdomReference Library - Signed Print
March 2022Wilson55 - United KingdomReference Library - Signed Print
December 2021Wilson55 - United KingdomReference Library - Signed Print
October 2021Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, Bloomsbury House - United KingdomReference Library - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Reference Library is a sketch by L. S. Lowry, which has been produced as a lithograph in an edition of 850 and shows an image of the public library in central Manchester. The central focus of the composition is the rotunda building, with crowds of people that wander the streets going about their daily business, filling the foreground of the image.

Like many of Lowry’s sketches, this scene is depicted in a highly realistic style, retaining the most important details of the architecture and keeping the buildings and people to the correct scale. Lowry’s prints like these incorporate much closer detail and elements like shadow on the buildings due to the fact that the medium is limited to a monochrome palette.Initially trained under the Impressionist master, Adolphe Valette, Lowry was interested in recording the nuances of everyday life and would sketch during the day to record his observations of the world around him. During his prolific career, the artist produced over 8,000 drawings.

Lowry’s lithographs like Reference Library are produced by hand whereby a plate is etched and inked, and the paper is then pressed onto the plate to produce an original. Due to this printing process, no two prints are exactly the same and are therefore highly sought after objects.

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