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| LS Lowry work The Football Match fetches record £5.6m | LS Lowry work The Football Match fetches record £5.6m |
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| A painting by LS Lowry that has not been seen in public for nearly 20 years has sold for a record £5.6m at auction. | A painting by LS Lowry that has not been seen in public for nearly 20 years has sold for a record £5.6m at auction. |
| The Football Match (1949) which depicts hundreds of the artist's signature stick figures had been expected to fetch between £3.5m and £4.5m. | The Football Match (1949) which depicts hundreds of the artist's signature stick figures had been expected to fetch between £3.5m and £4.5m. |
| The final sale of £5,641,250, including buyer's premium, at Christie's in London is a record for the artist. | The final sale of £5,641,250, including buyer's premium, at Christie's in London is a record for the artist. |
| The previous record was set in 2007 when Good Friday, Daisy Nook, (1946) sold for £3.77m. | The previous record was set in 2007 when Good Friday, Daisy Nook, (1946) sold for £3.77m. |
| Lowry, who died in 1976 at the age of 88, was known for his simple depictions of working-class life. | Lowry, who died in 1976 at the age of 88, was known for his simple depictions of working-class life. |
| Philip Harley of Christie's described the painting as "the ultimate work for passionate connoisseurs of Lowry's work and of football". | Philip Harley of Christie's described the painting as "the ultimate work for passionate connoisseurs of Lowry's work and of football". |
| "The large format, panoramic, birds-eye composite view of Lowry's own landscape perfectly captures the spirit and drama of a town gripped by the excitement of the Saturday football match," he said. | "The large format, panoramic, birds-eye composite view of Lowry's own landscape perfectly captures the spirit and drama of a town gripped by the excitement of the Saturday football match," he said. |
| The painting toured in London, the US and Paris shortly after it was completed, before entering a private collection in 1950 where it remained for more than 40 years. | The painting toured in London, the US and Paris shortly after it was completed, before entering a private collection in 1950 where it remained for more than 40 years. |
| Lowry's depiction of one of the streets which inspired ITV soap Coronation Street was also under the hammer at Christie's 20th Century British and Irish Art action on Thursday. | Lowry's depiction of one of the streets which inspired ITV soap Coronation Street was also under the hammer at Christie's 20th Century British and Irish Art action on Thursday. |
| It fetched £445,250 including buyer's premium. |