£8.1m painting will remain on public view, free of charge
LS Lowry's iconic painting 'Going to the Match' has finally been rehung at the Salford gallery which bears the painter's name after it was bought for £8.1million. The 1953 painting of people on their way to watch a Bolton Wanderers match at the former Burnden Park stadium was acquired by the gallery at a Christie's auction with the entire funding coming from the Law Family Charitable Foundation.
READ MORE:"There is a massive hole in our lives": Family's heartbreak after 'precious' little girl, 3, dies in horror crash on M6 "Everyone will know and understand that it's not the ideal time to be fundraising and it did seem like it was going to be impossible." She went on: "It's probably the most iconic and famous of LS Lowry's paintings. It has a kind of universal appeal. It is probably the single most important work in terms of why visitors come to see the galleries and to enjoy his works more generally.
Mr Dennett echoed the chief executive's words when he said: "I feel absolutely delighted, I really do. Because this painting has now been safeguarded, thanks to the really generous donation from the Law Family Charitable Foundation. "This was quite revolutionary at the time, when you look at what art depicted historically. It was the preserve of royalty, the middle classes, and moneyed individuals who commissioned pieces of art. Lowry captured the normal working-class life of many people here in Salford and our great northern towns and cities.
"I was very nervous because we didn't know how this was going to go. It was quite clear that there were three interested parties. One dropped out quite early on and then Julia and someone on the telephone - we still don't know who that was - were bidding against each other, pushing the price higher and higher."
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