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Need help with l.s lowery painting real or fake thanks
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We can’t help you unfortunately! You’ll need to take it to an auction house for appraisal and valuation (only if it’s genuine will they offer you a valuation). If it’s a fake then it has no value!
Impossible to evaluate this or any other painting from just looking at a photograph, there are so many variables that go into determining whether it’s genuine or a fake.
Chances are it’s a fake, the auctions are littered with Lowry fakes… he’s one of the easier artists to copy! But you never know…
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by Alan Bickley
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Generally speaking, though I imagine there were exceptions, Lowry did not sign his paintings in capitals, or indicate the date next to it. So I think what you've got is a copy of a Lowry. But before you throw it away .... follow Alan's advice. You never know; personally, I don't think it's good enough in either concept or execution to be genuine, but if you find it IS genuine, don't neglect to send us a cut of the price...
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My instant Impression was it’s a copy , don’t ask why it’s something to do with how the figures are coloured to precise etc.
I recently had a good look at a lot of his work all be it in a book , I would like it to be the genuine thing for you and will be happy to be wrong , again cannot definitely say it’s nor nor why I think so just something about if .
Do please come back and let us know either way , there is no embarrassment in thinking it is genuine and discovering it not .
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I’ve had another close look but on my 22in Apple monitor this time, a bit different than my iPhone - I’m pretty sure it’s a fake! In which case an attempt by the ‘artist’ to deceive by signing it.
It’s not painted particularly well in my opinion, and I know what to look for when it comes to Lowry. Obviously I could be wrong, I always like to cover all possibilities!
Not a copy of a known work by Lowry I don’t think, because I don’t know that particular composition of people in any of his books and I’ve got a lot of reference stuff to go by. (Jenny will find it if it does exist)
But, just to clarify, he did sign in caps and include the year!
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by Alan Bickley
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I’ve done a Google reverse image search and looked through a lot of his work and haven’t come across anything that resembles a similar grouping of people. It doesn’t somehow have that Lowry feel to it and some of the facial features look rather weak compared to those in his work?
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by Jenny Harris
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Yes, I've since found paintings in which he did indeed sign in block caps, with a date. But then - a forger would know that, so sadly it proves nothing. This MAY have been a perfectly honestly-intended copy. I suppose....
The world teems with Lowry fakes - only an expert could tell with this one; but - a real Lowry is not something you're likely to come across in a gallery, shop, or car-boot sale - so a hint as to where the painting was bought could help. Expert analysis can be wrong, though - it was long believed that Lowry painted only with Flake (lead) white; indeed, that's what he claimed to use. Recent examination, however, proved that he sometimes used Titanium and Zinc Whites - so as a foolproof test, that one doesn't work anymore; I would be very surprised however if anyone had found a genuine Lowry in which Flake White was not the dominant white pigment.
I'd love this one to be genuine, by the way! I just don't think it is.... but there we are, like Alan, I prefer to cover myself from all conceivable directions, so will readily admit I might be wrong.
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Inching towards convincement, Alan? Now then - I need a new pair of glasses, but I'm sure none of the rest of you put off necessary things and can see better than I can: but looking at this picture again... can you see an indentation in the white of the background, suggestive of ... well of what... that this is paint, rather than print? And if it IS paint, is it not a bit smooth and fluid for Lowry? It's very hard, trying to be a painting detective, when you're wearing 5 year old glasses you should have replaced two years ago..... (My optician retired --- snoozily, I failed to find another one.)
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