Ferry Boats
Ferry Boats
Signed Print
L S Lowry
£1,500-£2,250Value Indicator
$3,050-$4,600 Value Indicator
$2,750-$4,150 Value Indicator
¥14,000-¥21,000 Value Indicator
€1,800-€2,700 Value Indicator
$15,000-$23,000 Value Indicator
¥290,000-¥440,000 Value Indicator
$1,950-$2,900 Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 500
Year: 1972
Size: H 31cm x W 41cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Sworders | United Kingdom | |||
| May 2024 | Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2023 | Cheffins | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2023 | Dawsons, Berkshire | United Kingdom | |||
| August 2023 | Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers | Ireland | |||
| June 2023 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2023 | Ewbank's | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
There were many important events around Lowry’s career during the execution of this painting in 1960; The Lowry Gallery opened in Salford in 1958, in 1959 Lowry had a second retrospective at Manchester Art Gallery and in 1962 he was made a full academician at the Royal Academy. Around all his fame, Lowry still worked as a rent collector and still lived with his mother. Lowry hated celebrity and was uninterested in the limelight. Looking at Ferry Boats it is easy to see that this was more inspired by the lives of others than the fortunes of himself. Lowry focuses on the crowd and composes the picture around the form of a mass of figures, in this instance boarding a ferry. There is some fondness in this picture which is missing from Lowry’s bleaker seascapes. “I’d like to live by the sea” Lowry told Liz O’Donnell, née Fitton in 1961. The punters are dressed colourfully, which is unusual in a Lowry painting and the jolly funnels and sailing ships betray an optimism rarely seen in other works of the period such as Sailing Boats.
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.
