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Man Holding Child - Signed Print by L S Lowry 1974 - MyArtBroker

Man Holding Child
Signed Print

L S Lowry

£2,100-£3,150Value Indicator

$4,200-$6,500 Value Indicator

$3,750-$5,500 Value Indicator

¥19,000-¥29,000 Value Indicator

2,550-3,800 Value Indicator

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¥400,000-¥590,000 Value Indicator

$2,650-$4,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 350

Year: 1974

Size: H 45cm x W 71cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of L S Lowry's Man Holding Child (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,100 and £3,150. This lithograph print, created in 1974, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,100 in April 2021 to £2,400 in September 2023. This work is popular on the market, having been sold 12 times at auction since its initial sale in October 2006. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 350.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2023Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom
March 2023Andrew Hartley Fine Arts United Kingdom
September 2022Gorringes United Kingdom
April 2021Sworders United Kingdom
February 2021Wilson55 United Kingdom
September 2019Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom
May 2019Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Lowry shows a great variety of people in this print; children playing, ladies chatting to one another, elderly people in their winter coats, and even some dogs in the very foreground of the image, all well-known motifs used by the artist in his paintings. Though rendered without much detail, each figure appears distinctly unique with their own character traits. Man Holding Child is a print that is indicative of Lowry’s fascination with people and their unique qualities or quirks, prompting the viewer to look at the human presence in 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.

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