Big day for matchstick men

A CHRISTIE'S employee views The Playground by L S Lowry which is estimated to be sold for between £500,000 and £700,000 at a large sale of paintings by the artist in London on Thursday.

The work is part of a sale of 21 of Lowry's works from the collection of bookmaking magnate Selwyn Demmy, which are expected to fetch in excess of 5m. Mr Demmy began collecting Lowry paintings in the early 1990s.

Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

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