11 h. ago LS Lowry painting bought for £10 in 1926 sells at auction for £800,000

Going to the Mill was bought by the literary editor of the Manchester Guardian and had remained in the familyA rare painting by LS Lowry bought for £10 has sold at auction for more than £800,000.The painting, Going to the Mill, was bought by the literary editor of the Manchester Guardian, Arthur Wallace, for £10 in 1926 and has been in the same family ever since. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago LS Lowry painting originally bought for £10 sells for more than £800,000

Lowry, who was lauded for his portrayal of everyday industrial scenes in northwest England, painted the piece in 1925.

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4 d. ago Lowry painting sold to Manchester Guardian editor for a tenner may sell for £1m

“Lowry wrote back to him saying: ‘I think I’ve charged you too much."

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4 d. ago LS Lowry painting originally bought for £10 expected to fetch up to £1 million

The painting, Going To The Mill, was bought by Arthur Wallace for £10 in 1926 and has been in the same family ever since.

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4 d. ago LS Lowry painting that was bought for £10 could make a family millionaires

The legendary English artist sold the 17ins by 21ins oil on panel work, entitled Going to the Mill, to journalist Arthur Wallace in 1926 for one third of the £30 listed price.

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3 w. ago LS Lowry painting sold to Guardian literary editor for £10 could fetch £1m

Rare early work Going to the Mill is to be auctioned after remaining in the Wallace family since 1926When LS Lowry sold one of his earliest paintings to the literary editor of the Manchester Guardian in 1926, he had an immediate change of heart.Arthur Wallace had edited a supplement for the Guardian to accompany a civic week organised by Manchester city council in October 1926, and featured three paintings by the then struggling artist. Continue reading...

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