Going to the Match is a painting by British painter Laurence Stephen Lowry from 1953, depicting football fans and Burnden Park, the then home of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] L. S. Lowry had previously painted a different 'Going to the Match' in 1928 which depicted fans outside of a rugby ground, however, the 1953 painting has gained more fame over the years and become synoynmous with the phrase 'Going to the Match'. The 1953 'Going to the Match' sold at auction for £7.8 million in 2022 whereas the 1928 painting is valued at £2-£3 million as of 2021.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "'It's our Mona Lisa': L.S. Lowry's 'Going to the Match' faces uncertain future ahead of $9 million auction". cnn.com.
  2. ↑ "'It's coming home': LS Lowry's Going to the Match sells for £7.8m – to the Lowry gallery". theathletic.com (Archived).
  3. ↑ "12 facts about Going to the Match as King Charles visits Manchester". thenationalnews.com.
  4. ↑ "The Beautiful Game: A Guide To Lowry's Football Matches".
  5. ↑ "FourFourTwo is a work of art! Mag cover hangs in gallery next to iconic Lowry painting". fourfourtwo.com.
  6. ↑ "The Mayor of L.S. Lowry's Hometown Implores Wealthy Athletes to Buy a $9 Million Soccer Painting by the Artist to Keep It in a Local Museum". news.artnet.com.
  7. ↑ "L.S. Lowry painting could fetch a record £8m for football charity that received official 'mismanagement' warning". theartnewspaper.com.
  8. ↑ Sherwood, Harriet; Arts, Harriet Sherwood; correspondent, culture (2022-10-19). "Salford museum pays £7.8m for LS Lowry's Going to the Match". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  9. ↑ Britton, Paul (2021-04-30). "Rare L.S Lowry rugby painting 'Going To The Match' to go on public display". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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