Berwick Upon Tweed
Berwick Upon Tweed
Signed Print
L S Lowry
£9,000-£15,000
$18,000-$29,000 Value Indicator
$16,000-$27,000 Value Indicator
¥80,000-¥140,000 Value Indicator
€11,000-€18,000 Value Indicator
$90,000-$150,000 Value Indicator
¥1,770,000-¥2,960,000 Value Indicator
$11,500-$19,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 650
Year: 1973
Size: H 56cm x W 43cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | David Duggleby Ltd - United Kingdom | Berwick Upon Tweed - Signed Print | |||
| August 2024 | Toovey's - United Kingdom | Berwick Upon Tweed - Signed Print | |||
| November 2023 | Bellmans, Sussex - United Kingdom | Berwick Upon Tweed - Signed Print | |||
| June 2023 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | Berwick Upon Tweed - Signed Print | |||
| December 2022 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | Berwick Upon Tweed - Signed Print | |||
| June 2022 | Tennants Auctioneers - United Kingdom | Berwick Upon Tweed - Signed Print | |||
| May 2022 | Cheffins - United Kingdom | Berwick Upon Tweed - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Showing a portrait composition of a street scene, Berwick Upon Tweed is a print from 1973 by L. S. Lowry. The scene is viewed from a high point, possibly from a set of stairs implied by the brick wall in the bottom left corner of the print, and the print is compacted with town buildings that follow the street up to a vanishing point.
Lowry was a regular visitor to Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town in Northumberland, producing more than 30 paintings and drawings of the town. This depiction of the town is typical of Lowry’s stylised realism, with a cluster of his ‘matchstick-men’ populating the foreground of the print. Berwick Upon Tweed is a casual scene, showing the figures going about their daily business; chatting in groups, walking their dogs, and taking a trip to the shops.
Much like many of Lowry’s town scenes, this print is depicted in a limited palette of muted colours. Elements of humour and caricature can be seen in the print, but Berwick Upon Tweed is largely characterised by what art historian John Rothenstein called “a kind of gloomy lyricism.” Lowry often claimed to use just five colours in his paintings, vermillion, ivory black, Prussian blue, yellow ochre and flake white.
