THE only two paintings of Piccadilly Circus ever produced by L.S. Lowry come up at Sotheby’s in March. A stand-alone sale of 15 works by Lowry takes place at Sotheby’s in London on March 25. The A.J. Thompson Collection is estimated to bring in up to £15 million. It includes masterpieces from the Tate retrospective of 2013. The collector, who only every bought work by Lowry, bought his first painting at Sotheby’s in 1982. The collection includes unique Piccadilly Circus paintings. UPDATE: The collection made £15.2 million.
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A.
PICCADILLY CIRCUS, LONDON signed and dated 1960 (£4-6 million). UPDATE: THIS MADE £5.1 MILLION
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A A MARKET PLACE, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED signed and dated 1935. (£600,000-800,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE £578,500.