Going To The Match Lowry

The tate gallery in london owns 23 works.

Going to the match lowry.

Lowry in naïve art primitivism style. Going to the match depicts the scene of a football stadium before kick off as we see countless fans hurrying toward the turnstiles all coming from the terraced houses and factory chimneys that form the background of the picture. Going to the match lowry laurence stephen. 3 hrs this week we ve brought you a series of videos from our director of visual arts michael simpson showing some of lslowry s art that now has an even greater significance due to what we ve been through in 2020.

Born in rusholme a suburb of manchester he lived all his life in and around that area. The original painting going to the match by l s. Today s is going to the match a favourite in our gallery. Lowry s going to the match would one day hold the record for the highest price by a 20th century british artist.

Lowry was bought by the professional footballers association almost 7 years ago for approx. Going to the match is owned by the professional footballers association pfa and is displayed at the lowry along with a preparatory pencil sketch. The work is a fine example of the style and subject matter that would gain the artist widespread acclaim. The city of southampton owns the floating bridge the canal bridge and an industrial town.

He studied at the municipal college of art in manchester and the salford school of art between 1905 and 1925. The original painting going to the matchby l s. The players union bought the 1953 picture going to the match for. 2 000 000 painted in 1928 it is now on display in the lowry centre and has been valued a few years ago at 6 10million.

The professional footballers association paid 1 926 500 for the 1953 oil p painting at sotheby s in london in 1999 a world auction record for a lowry picture and the most expensive modern british painting sold at auction. Going to the match was created by l. 2 000 000 painted in 1928 it is now on display in the lowry centre and has recently been valued at 6 10million. Going to the match ls lowry.