Is this painting worth £7.8m? A painting by British artist LS Lowry sold for a record-breaking sum this week. But should any art really be worth that much?
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'I am not an artist. Just someone who paints'
Is this painting worth £7.8m? A painting by British artist LS Lowry sold for a record-breaking sum this week. But should any art really be worth that much?
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A busy crowd of football fans are hurrying towards the gates of the stadium. They are going to watch their team, the Bolton Wanderers, play.
This is a painting by artist LS Lowry, who lived in SalfordA city and area within Greater Manchester in northern England. before he died in 1976. It is called Going to the Match.
The painting won Lowry first prize at an art exhibition in 1953. It has been described as an "iconicVery famous or popular. masterpiece".
This week, it was sold for an incredible £7.8m. That is the highest price one of Lowry's paintings has ever been sold for at an auction.
It is not the most expensiveCosts a lot of money. painting ever sold. In 2017, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci - Salvator Mundi - was sold for $450.3m (£398.8m) in New York.
Is this painting worth £7.8m?
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Yes! This is an incredible painting, beautifully displaying the lives of normal people. And if it sold for £7.8m, it must be worth it.
No! It is a brilliant painting - but £7.8m is far too high a price. There are many other things you could buy with that money.
Salford - A city and area within Greater Manchester in northern England.
Iconic - Very famous or popular.
Expensive - Costs a lot of money.
‘I am not an artist. Just someone who paints’
Going to the Match: Lowry's painting will stay in Salford where it "belongs", says a key donor. Glossary
Salford - A city and area within Greater Manchester in northern England.
Iconic - Very famous or popular.
Expensive - Costs a lot of money.