The only known painting that Lowry did of Edinburgh has sold at auction for £200,000
The painting from 1937 is probably of the Royal Mile, Arthur’s Seat in the background whilst the middle building is said to be pure creative licence.
Ingram Reid, Bonhams’ Head of Sale for Modern British and Irish Art, said: “Lowry would have been on a visit to Edinburgh, quite possibly to see some of his own works hanging at the Royal Scottish Academy.
“He would observe with a sketchbook and these sketches would be worked up back in his studio in Manchester.
“Lowry had a fondness for Scotland. However, this is his only known Edinburgh painting.
“We are delighted that following the work being exhibited in both Bonhams Edinburgh and London to the delight of many admirers, the work sold to a private UK buyer.”
