Lowry sets new paintings record

UK: THE Professional Football Association was the successful bidder for L.S. Lowry’s crowd scene Going to the Match at Sotheby’s London last Wednesday, setting the record for the highest auction price for a Modern British painting at £1.75m

The previous record was set by Sir Stanley Spencer’s The Crucifixion, which made £1.2m at Sotheby’s …

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