Group Of Children
Group Of Children
Signed Print
L S Lowry
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 850
Size: H 18cm x W 20cm
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 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2024 | Gorringes | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2024 | McTear's | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2024 | Woolley & Wallis | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2024 | Hutchinson Scott Auctioneers | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2023 | Capes Dunn | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2023 | Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Group Of Children is a lithograph print by L. S. Lowry created after one of his oil paintings from 1966. The print shows exactly what the title describes, a gathering of children talking in groups, holding hands and playing with a dog. This scene could be taking place in a school playground or a park in the city.
This print is typical of Lowry’s scenes of people, showing the children standing in a row against a white background that offers no situational context. Though rendered without much detail, each child appears distinctly unique with their own character traits. Group Of Children is a print that is indicative of Lowry’s fascination with people and their unique qualities or quirks, prompting the viewer to look at his famous landscape paintings differently.
Much like many of Lowry’s scenes, this print is depicted in a limited palette of muted colours. Lowry often claimed to use just five colours in his paintings, vermillion, ivory black, Prussian blue, yellow ochre and flake white. By only using white in the background and stripping the scene of any context, this print forces the viewer to contemplate the figures in the image, who they are and why Lowry has chosen to paint them.
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.
