LS Lowry Maryport painting sells for £882,000

A painting by LS Lowry of Maryport has sold for £882,000.

The 1955 oil on canvas was auctioned by Christie’s yesterday, October 16. It features Senhouse Street – which is largely unchanged.

The Queen’s Head Inn in the right hand corner is now the Shipping Brow Gallery and was formerly the town’s maritime museum. The museum is due to move into a revamped Christ Church.

The painting belonged to Lowry’s friend Geoffrey Bennett. It had an estimate of between £700,000 and £1 million.

Last month, a painting by the pair of Rockcliffe Church near Carlisle where Bennett was minister, made £23,500 at an auction held at Mitchells Cockermouth saleroom.

Prints of Maryport are available on Amazon for £19.95.