L.S Lowry’s Art Collection Stolen

Five pieces of L.S Lowry’s art works were stolen on May 2nd, 2007 from the Grove Fine Gallery in Cheshire.

The Surgery, The Bridge at Ringley and The Street Market were three of the paintings stolen in the burglary.

The painting of The Viaduct had been estimated at being worth £700,000 and was the most valuable of all the paintings to be stolen.

The Tanker Entering the Tyne artwork was estimated at £500,000, making it the second most valuable painting out of the collection to be stolen.

The largest public collection of L.S Lowry work is held in the City of Salford. With many of his other public and private collections on display here and abroad.

The Floating Bridge, The Canal Bridge and An Industrial Town are paintings that are owned and displayed in Southampton.

The Tate Gallery in London houses twenty-three of L.S Lowry works and his work is also displayed at the MOMA in New York.

His use of matchstick men and the lack of different weather effects in his artwork, led to some people calling his paintings ‘naive’. He was also labelled as a ‘Sunday painter’ as they thought his work was too simplistic.

However many saw L.S Lowry artwork as distinctive, especially with his emphasis on the urban landscape.

Even though he was criticised, he became famous for matchstick men figures and his use of drab colours in his paintings. Lowry was also well known for his brooding portraits and unpopulated landscapes.

The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) own the renowned painting ‘Going to the Match’ which is on display at The Lowry in Salford.

L.S Lowry was also well known for having a good sense of humour and being a practical joker.

This became more evident when his works went under X-ray analysis. Many hidden figures that were named ‘Ann Figures’ were hidden under some of the original paintings.

SOURCE:
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