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Gallery: Historic images of Salford’s Peel Park as more detail on £2.5m upgrade revealed

Talking flowers, toy diggers and rope swings will give Peel Park a 21st century look when it reopens next summer, say Salford City Council. Now historic images of the...

LS Lowry’s Father and Two Sons sold for ‘record’ £1.7m

A 1950 work by LS Lowry has sold at auction in London for a record £1.7 million. Father and Two Sons, a striking three-part portrait by the celebrated artist, came to...

LS Lowry’s Father and Two Sons goes up for sale with £2.5m pricetag

London auction house Sotheby’s is putting a 1950 work by LS Lowry up for sale, with the painting expected to go for between £1.5 million and £2.5 million. Father...

‘Ugly and forgotten’ LS Lowry sketches go on sale for up to £50k per piece

Previously unseen sketches from Salford artist L.S. Lowry are to go on sale next week in London, with experts predicting the sketches could sell for £500,000 in total....

Primary school art stars win LS Lowry gallery show

Two schoolgirls have been handed the honour of having their LS Lowry-inspired painting displayed in the artist’s dedicated gallery in Salford. Best friends...

LS Lowry, Tony Wilson top Salford nominations for new £20 note

Artist LS Lowry is leading the nominations for famous Salfordians who could replace economist Adam Smith on the £20 note. The Bank of England is searching for a leading...

The Lowry to double size of permanent LS Lowry art gallery

The Lowry theatre and art gallery on Salford Quays will relaunch its permanent display of work by LS Lowry next month – with more space than ever dedicated to the...

AJ Thompson LS Lowry collection sells for £15 million

A selection of paintings by artist LS Lowry has sold at auction in London for over £15 million. The former tax collector has become famous worldwide for his depictions...