Overview

• LS Lowry's 'Going to the Mill', originally purchased for £10 in 1926, is expected to fetch between £700,000 and £1 million at auction.
• The painting, a rare early work by Lowry, depicts an industrial Manchester scene and reflects his distinctive style of the 1920s.
• This will be the first time the painting has entered the auction market since its direct sale by the artist to journalist Arthur Wallace.
• Proceeds from the sale are intended to support the next generation of the Wallace family, who have owned the painting for nearly 100 years.
• A similar-sized Lowry painting sold for £1.2 million last year, underscoring strong market demand for his work.