The Lonely House
Signed Print

Name: The Lonely House
Brand: L S Lowry
Rating: 4.9 (226 reviews)

L S Lowry

£600-£950

$1,200-$1,900 Value Indicator

$1,100-$1,700 Value Indicator

¥5,500-¥9,000 Value Indicator

€700-€1,150 Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,500 Value Indicator

¥120,000-¥190,000 Value Indicator

$800-$1,250 Value Indicator

-8% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 500

Size: H 27cm x W 50cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of L S Lowry’s The Lonely House (signed) is estimated to be worth between £600 and £950. This lithograph print, created in 2015, has sold 9 times at auction since its initial sale in September 2015. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £625, with a total sales volume of 2. The hammer price over the past five years has ranged from £500 in August 2024 to £1,700 in March 2023. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is -8%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Artwork
August 2024	Sworders - United Kingdom	The Lonely House - Signed Print
March 2024	Wilson55 - United Kingdom	The Lonely House - Signed Print
June 2023	Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers - United Kingdom	The Lonely House - Signed Print
March 2023	Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers - United Kingdom	The Lonely House - Signed Print
April 2022	Sworders - United Kingdom	The Lonely House - Signed Print
October 2019	Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers - United Kingdom	The Lonely House - Signed Print
October 2019	Cheffins - United Kingdom	The Lonely House - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

The Lonely House is one of Lowry’s less populated, more serene pictures, where his subject matter gravitates away from the usual busy urban scenery towards quieter landscapes. It was based on a previous drawing, House on Botany, Clifton from 1926, which is now with the City of Salford Art Gallery. It carries the signature bleak and somewhat sombre atmosphere dominating most Lowry pieces – the rusty red, lonesome house stands against a white sky in a deserted countryside landscape, a row of trees fading into the background and a broken wooden fence. Three figures, one with striking red clothing, are the only traces of a human presence on the image. A related anecdote is when Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Mayor of Manchester between 1975 – 76, who met Lowry in 1967 at dinner told him she had purchased this painting. The artist then drew a small sketch of the work on her napkin.

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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