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Lowry's Coronation Street on sale | Lowry's Coronation Street on sale |
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LS Lowry's depiction of the real Coronation Street in Salford, one of the roads that inspired the ITV soap, is to go under the hammer. | |
The artist painted Coronation Street in 1957, three years before the show's creators borrowed its name. | |
The painting shows a terraced back street filled with figures and pets, in the shadow of a factory chimney. | |
It is expected to fetch between £300,000-£500,000 when it is sold by Christie's in London on Thursday. | It is expected to fetch between £300,000-£500,000 when it is sold by Christie's in London on Thursday. |
The soap's set was modelled on nearby Archie Street, which was demolished in 1971. | |
The show was originally called Florizel Street, but that was changed after a tea lady at Granada famously remarked that it sounded like the name of a disinfectant. | |
The alternatives were Jubilee Street and Coronation Street - both real roads in Salford. | |
"It was a street that Lowry knew well," said Christie's director Rachel Hidderley. "As a rent collector he had worked extensively in that area." | |
Such scenes incorporated Lowry's memories of Salford streets from before World War II, she added. | |
"They're inspired by his livelihood of wandering through the streets and seeing that old-fashioned view of Manchester. It's a typical Lowry street scene." | |
The painting has been on long-term loan to the Lowry gallery in Salford since 2000. | |
It is one of a number of Lowry works to be sold on Thursday. The other lots include The Football Match, which is valued at £3.5m-£4.5m. | |
The highest price paid at auction for a Lowry currently stands at £3.8m for his painting Good Friday, Daisy Nook in 2007. |
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