Alan Lowndes Auction Prices and Value Guide

Alan Lowndes auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 319 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Alan Lowndes
Source records
319
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Alan Lowndes

Alan Lowndes (1921–1978) was a British painter born in Stockport, England, best known for vivid scenes of northern industrial life — street markets, terraced houses, and working-class communities rendered in a bold, colourist style. Though rooted in the English North West, Lowndes spent extended periods in St Ives, Cornwall, where he became a close associate of the St Ives School painters. His dual allegiance to northern genre painting and the Cornish modernist circle gives his work a distinctive position in post-war British art. Tate holds examples of his work, and his paintings continue to appear regularly at auction, attracting collectors of Modern British and St Ives-associated art.

St Ives Schooloil paintingNorthern English town and street scenesSt Ives, Cornwall landscapes and harbours

Common works and media

Lowndes worked primarily in oil on canvas. Common subjects include northern English street scenes, markets, industrial townscapes, and harbour views of St Ives. Known individual works referenced in authority files include Bennett's Corner, Digey, and Egerton Mews, Stockport. Collectors may also encounter smaller works on board, gouaches, and drawings. No evidence of prints or multiples was found in the available source material.

Market and appraisal context

Alan Lowndes paintings appear frequently in the UK and international auction market, particularly in Modern British Art and Post-War Painting sales. Valuation is influenced by subject matter (northern town scenes and St Ives harbour views are most sought after), size, medium, provenance, exhibition history, and condition. His association with the St Ives School adds context that can affect collector interest. Without a published catalogue raisonné, attribution should be verified through expert consultation or comparison with documented museum holdings such as those at Tate.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-War British Paintings
  • Modern British Art

Value drivers

  1. Subject matter: northern industrial scenes and St Ives harbour views are recurrent themes
  2. Provenance: association with the St Ives School adds collector interest
  3. Museum holdings: works held by Tate provide institutional validation
  4. Medium and condition: oil on canvas is the primary medium; condition and exhibition history affect value

Appraisal caveats

  • No catalogue raisonné or estate website was found in the source pack; attribution and dating should be confirmed through expert review
  • RKD lists the death year as 1978/1979, creating a minor conflict with other sources that list 1978 only

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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