The Cart
The Cart
Signed Print
L S Lowry
£4,100-£6,000Value Indicator
$8,500-$12,500 Value Indicator
$7,500-$11,000 Value Indicator
¥40,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator
€4,700-€7,000 Value Indicator
$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator
¥770,000-¥1,130,000 Value Indicator
$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 850
Size: H 50cm x W 40cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Golding, Young & Mawer, The Lincoln Auction Rooms | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2024 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| November 2024 | Chorley’s | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2024 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2024 | Woolley & Wallis | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2024 | Cheffins | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2023 | McTear's | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
The Cart is one of Lowry’s occasional completely simplistic, minimal pieces. The vastness and space of the road and two figures against a neutral sky is an arresting scene. It was inspired by a view of a road in Denbigh. Although different from his bustling Manchester cityscapes, Lowry’s departure from industrialism isn’t a true departure. His first works were landscapes - often mistakenly labelled as a self-taught artist, Lowry in fact studied underAdolphe Valette, who was a French Impressionist. ‘I cannot overestimate his effect on me,’ Lowry later said. Lowry could never be defined as an Impressionist per se, but the tradition of classical landscape often reappears in some of the more serene, peaceful scenes he painted. The landscape depicted in The Cart is a lonely one, like that in many of the rural pictures. Even though there are two men and a horse, each figure is isolated, leaning away from each other and enveloped in the sweeping curves of the road.
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.
