Painted on wood, it measures about 8 " x 4"
The painting on the left is purportedly by the British artist Laurence Stephen Lowry 1887 - 1976 but is is Fake, Faux or Counterfeit?
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 smke 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 one below right.
How to spot if it's a fake:
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Detail
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.
Is it good enough to be by Lowry?
IS THIS A LEGITIMATE SIGNATURE ?
Now lets have a good look at the construction of his signature below and compare it to the signature on our oil painting.
Follow the actual construction of each letter, left to right, up and down and THEN compare like with like.
Whilst some say his work is somewhat childlike, his figures are very defined, full of clarity and character and certainly not BLOBS of paint!
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.
Our researchers and consultants: The Freemanart Consultancy
Specialist photos: Jackie Freeman Photography: Devon - England.