L. S. Lowry

£2,100-£3,150Value
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$4,000-$6,000 Value Indicator

$3,600-$5,500 Value Indicator

¥19,000-¥29,000 Value Indicator

€2,450-€3,700 Value Indicator

$21,000-$30,000 Value Indicator

¥390,000-¥590,000 Value Indicator

$2,650-$4,000 Value Indicator

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Auction Date

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Artwork

Hammer Price

Return to Seller

Buyer Paid

September 2023

Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom

Crime Lake - Signed Print

July 2023

Ross's Fine Art Auctioneers - United Kingdom

Crime Lake - Signed Print

June 2023

Olympia Auctions - United Kingdom

Crime Lake - Signed Print

March 2023

Ewbank's - United Kingdom

Crime Lake - Signed Print

February 2023

Dawsons, Berkshire - United Kingdom

Crime Lake - Signed Print

October 2022

Wilson55 - United Kingdom

Crime Lake - Signed Print

September 2022

Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom

Crime Lake - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Crime Lake is one of Lowry’s busy lakeside pictures, depicting a joyful crowd and many floating boats around Crime Lake, officially called Crime Bank Reservoir, which at that time was a well-known spot to visit during bank holidays between Droylsden and Failsworth. The lake came to be through a canal construction around 1794 and had been a popular destination with residents of nearby towns since. The word ‘crime’ doesn’t in fact refer to any bad incident, it is merely a local expression meaning field or meadow. This painting is from the year 1942, currently in a private collection.

L S Lowry's "Crime Lake" (signed), a lithograph from 1971, is valued between £2,000 and £3,000. In the past 12 months, sellers have seen an average return of £1,600 from a total of 5 sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £1,000 in July 2023 to a high of £3,800 in October 2021. Since its first sale in March 2005, "Crime Lake" has been sold 29 times at auction. Despite a slight average annual growth rate decrease of 2%, this piece remains a popular choice for collectors. The artwork is part of a limited edition of 500 prints.
Born in 1887, L. S. Lowry was a key figure in 20th century British painting. Known for his distinctive painterly style and 'matchstick men', Lowry aimed to put industry on the map by typically focusing on scenes from his hometown in the North West of England. The naivety of his art drew criticism, yet has stood the test of time with the artist becoming a household name. Lowry has consistently performed in the secondary market, with works such as Going To The Match achieving a value of £2,919,000 in 2021 and the editioned prints remaining highly sought after.