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The British Artiques Roadshow Archive Lowry Fake painting Spot the fake L S Lowry |
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The British Artiques Roadshow Archive Lowry Fake painting Spot the fake L S Lowry |
Is this Painting by L.S.LOWRY A Fake?
The Canadian owners didn't think so after they bought the Lowry from an Ontario auction house.
Painted on wood, this Lowry measures about 8 " x 4"
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The painting on the left is purportedly by the British artist Laurence Stephen Lowry - 1887 - 1976 but is is Fake Lowry, a Faux Lowry or simply a Counterfeit Lowry painting? |
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L S Lowry is best known for his "matchstick men and women", paintings of people in the industrial towns of the north of England, factories, chimneys and smoke filled industrial landscapes Stephen Lowry grew up in Stretford, now a suburb of Manchester, England and most of his work portrays quite desolate urban landscapes and anonymous busy figures. Lowry was inspired by a strange ‘beauty’ he described seeing on the streets. Like the Lowry below right. |
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How to spot if it's a fake Lowry:
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Compare the painting of his figures in the work above to that of a detail from one of his known paintings, below!
Notice anything? Look at the quality of the drawing of the detail from the painting on the left and its lack of clarity compared to the precision displayed by Lowry in the painting above.
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IS THIS A LEGITIMATE LOWRY SIGNATURE ?
Now lets have a good look at the construction of Lowry's signature below and compare it to the Lowry signature on our oil painting. Follow the actual construction of each letter, left to right, up and down and THEN compare like with like. Which Lowry is right? |
Whilst some say Lowry's work is somewhat childlike, Lowry's figures are very defined, full of clarity and character and certainly not BLOBS of paint!
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Above: Authentic - Lowry Signature
As you can see, the signatures construction in our painting is V E R Y different indeed. Look closely at the S the W and the R and the Y |
LS Lowry in his studio
I don't think Mr Lowry would be too amused. |
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Specialist photos: Jackie Freeman Photography: England. |
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| ROADSHOW ARCHIVE 2004 | |||||
| ROADSHOW ARCHIVE 2005 | ROADSHOW ARCHIVE 2006 | ||||
| ROADSHOW ARCHIVE FAKES OR FICTION | |||||
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ROADSHOW EVENTS 2011 |
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| Greenwood Nova Scotia | Sydney Nova Scotia | Edmonton Roadshow | Sudbury Roadshow | Grande Prairie | |
| Peterborough Ontario | Brampton Ontario |
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