Skip to content

Lowry's Cumbrian views to be auctioned

Mitchells Auction "Maryport - The Estuary", a pencil drawing by LS Lowry. It is is sketch form, showing a street curving round a waterway with boats outlined. There are houses, churches, a bridge and distant hills in the drawing, along with telegraph poles, people and a dog.Mitchells Auction
A 1960s pencil drawing of Maryport is among the items being auctioned off

Artwork by LS Lowry depicting Cumbrian views are due to be auctioned for up to £40,000 each.

An oil painting dated 1961 and believed to depict the Sir John Barrow's monument on Hoad Hill in Ulvertson is among items being sold by Cockermouth-based Mitchells Auction this week.

A 1960 pencil drawing named Maryport - The Estuary, portraying a scene of the west Cumbrian coastal town is also due to be auctioned off.

The former has an estimated price of between £25,000 and £40,000, with the latter expected to sell for between £25,000 and £35,000.

Two Lowry paintings sold at auction for £1.8m last month.

Mitchells Auction The oil painting of the scene believed to depict the Sir John Barrow's monument on Hoad Hill in Ulvertson. It is black, grey and white, showing the outline of the monument on top of a distant hill.Mitchells Auction
One of the artworks in an oil painting of a scene believed to be of the Sir John Barrow's monument

The artist, who died in 1976, is celebrated for his portrayal of working class life across towns in the North of England.

The oil painting of the Ulverston scene was consigned for sale by the family of Graeme Bentham, who was gifted it by Lowry together with a number of other works.

Mr Bentham, from Ashton-under-Lyne, learnt from Lowry when he became interested in drawing and painting in the 1940s.

The auction takes place on 28 November.

Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected].

More on this topic
Related internet links