From the 19th April to the 27th July 2024 L.S. Lowry's masterpiece Going to the Match will be on display at the Williamson, with another seven of his works on loan from the Lowry and the Lowry Estate.
Alongside Lowry’s work we have selected items from the Williamson’s collection that continue to explore and tie together the threads of how people lived, worked and enjoyed leisure activities. These artworks provide a broader survey of Northern art and artists, examining how Lowry sits within a wider context and how his work has influenced artists to come. They also explore how working-class leisure pursuits, and what they mean to their communities, have been portrayed from the mid-twentieth century to today.
Going to the Match 1953
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 91.5 cm
The Lowry Collection, Salford
James Hamilton Hay (1874–1916)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 59 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Going to Work 1959
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Watercolour on paper
H 27 x W 38.5 cm
The Lowry Collection, Salford
William Turner (1877–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 53.3 x W 66 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
The Mid-Day Special! 1926
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Pencil on paper
H 38.4 x W 27.8 cm
The Lowry Collection, Salford
New Brighton, Wirral c.1957
Geoff Yeomans (1934–2021)
Oil on board
H 76.2 x W 60.9 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Untitled (Man in Black Bowler Hat) 1970
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Pencil on paper
H 40.8 x W 29.5 cm
The Lowry Collection, Salford
French Family 1927
Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Oil on board
H 18.5 x W 23 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
