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| A never-before-seen painting by LS Lowry is going on show at Salford's Lowry Museum. | A never-before-seen painting by LS Lowry is going on show at Salford's Lowry Museum. |
| The oil painting, Industrial Landscape, was bought by a collector in 1959, just before LS Lowry was going to exhibit it at the Lefevre Gallery, London. | The oil painting, Industrial Landscape, was bought by a collector in 1959, just before LS Lowry was going to exhibit it at the Lefevre Gallery, London. |
| The painting is now being auctioned and is expected to sell for £500,000. | The painting is now being auctioned and is expected to sell for £500,000. |
| Lowry fans will be able to see it in Greater Manchester until 1 June. The museum said it was delighted to share the work with its visitors. | Lowry fans will be able to see it in Greater Manchester until 1 June. The museum said it was delighted to share the work with its visitors. |
| Lindsay Brookes, head of galleries at the Lowry, said: "Industrial Landscape has many of the qualities that make Lowry's paintings so accessible and it will be a very welcome temporary addition to our exhibition." | Lindsay Brookes, head of galleries at the Lowry, said: "Industrial Landscape has many of the qualities that make Lowry's paintings so accessible and it will be a very welcome temporary addition to our exhibition." |
| It is a magnificent example of Lowry at his finest and is among the very best Lowrys I have ever seen Matthew Bradbury Bonhams Auctioneers | It is a magnificent example of Lowry at his finest and is among the very best Lowrys I have ever seen Matthew Bradbury Bonhams Auctioneers |
| The painting, measuring 20in by 24in (51 x 61 cm), is painted in a palette of just five colours and shows a busy street scene with Lowry's traditional spires and chimneys rising in the background. | |
| It was bought by the vendor in the 1950s for just £300. | It was bought by the vendor in the 1950s for just £300. |
| Matthew Bradbury, of London auctioneers Bonhams, said: "It is a magnificent example of Lowry at his finest and is among the very best Lowrys I have ever seen." | Matthew Bradbury, of London auctioneers Bonhams, said: "It is a magnificent example of Lowry at his finest and is among the very best Lowrys I have ever seen." |
| The painting is the latest in a series of Lowry's to go up for sale since the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) paid £1.9m for "Going to the Match" in 1999. | The painting is the latest in a series of Lowry's to go up for sale since the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) paid £1.9m for "Going to the Match" in 1999. |
| Since that sale, Bury Council caused a splash within the art world by selling Lowry's "A Riverbank" from its art collection for £1.4m in 2006. | Since that sale, Bury Council caused a splash within the art world by selling Lowry's "A Riverbank" from its art collection for £1.4m in 2006. |
| Six other Lowry paintings are expected to fetch a combined total of £3m when they go under the hammer at Christies Auctioneers in June. | Six other Lowry paintings are expected to fetch a combined total of £3m when they go under the hammer at Christies Auctioneers in June. |