Going to the Match
| Going to the Match | |
|---|---|
| Artist | L. S. Lowry |
| Year | 1953 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Naïve art |
| Dimensions | 71 cm × 91.5 cm (28 in × 36.0 in) |
| Location | The Lowry, Salford |
| Accession | LOL084 |
Going to the Match is the title of a number of paintings by British painter L. S. Lowry, depicting crowds of spectators walking towards a sports ground. Lowry's best known Going to the Match painting is his 1953 painting of football fans heading towards Burnden Park, the then home of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Two earlier works of this title also exist; a 1928 painting depicting fans outside a rugby ground, and a 1946 painting of a crowd of sports fans.
In 2021 the 1928 painting was valued at between £2 and £3 million and is now in a private collection. Lowry's 1953 Going to the Match was on loan to The Lowry arts centre in Salford between 2012 and 2022, and was sold at auction for £7.8 million in 2022.