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L S Lowry

Lakeside, Sea Views and Seascapes

Crime Lake Signed Print

Crime Lake

L S Lowry

Crime Lake
Signed Print

Name: Crime Lake
Brand: L S Lowry
Rating: 5 (246 reviews)

L S Lowry

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46 x 61cm, Edition of 500, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 500

Year: 1971

Size: H 46cm x W 61cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: October 2025

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01 Oct 2025

McTear's

United Kingdom

N/A

01 Sep 2025

Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers

United Kingdom

01 Apr 2025

Bonhams New Bond Street

United Kingdom

01 Apr 2025

Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers

United Kingdom

01 Feb 2025

Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers

United Kingdom

01 Feb 2025

Forum Auctions London

United Kingdom

01 Apr 2024

Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers

United Kingdom

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ARTWORK ID: 34 (Crime Lake)
The value of L S Lowry’s Crime Lake (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1500 and £2250. There have been 5 sales at auction in the last 12-months. During the last-five year period, the hammer price ranges from £1000 in July 2023 to £3800 in October 2021. The average return to seller for this work is £1722 and the artwork has shown an increase in value with an average annual growth rate of 3%. This work has sold 29 times at auction since its initial sale in 2005. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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.

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.

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