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Berwick Upon Tweed - Signed Print by L S Lowry 1973 - MyArtBroker

Berwick Upon Tweed
Signed Print

L S Lowry

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$10,500-$21,000 Value Indicator

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56 x 43cm, Edition of 650, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 650

Year: 1973

Size: H 56cm x W 43cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: December 2024

Value Trend:

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Location
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December 2024
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
£3,400
£4,000
£5,040
December 2024
Mallams, Oxford Saleroom
United Kingdom
December 2024
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
November 2024
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
November 2024
Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers
United Kingdom
September 2024
David Duggleby Ltd
United Kingdom
August 2024
Toovey's
United Kingdom
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The value of L S Lowry’s signed lithograph Berwick Upon Tweed is estimated to be worth between £9,000 and £15,000. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold 7 times at an average selling price of £5,128. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £2,800 in November 2024 to £8,500 in October 2021. This work has shown a consistent level of demand with an average annual growth rate of -11%. Since its first sale in October 2006, the edition size of this artwork is limited to 650.

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Meaning & Analysis

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.

  • 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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