Explore the Provenance about the History of this artwork.
Coming from the Mill was bought from the artist by Salford Museum and Art Gallery in 1941. In a letter to the gallery Lowry wrote, "It gives me great pleasure that Salford have bought this picture for I have always thought it was my most characteristic mill scene." With the opening of The Lowry at Salford Quays, Coming from the Mill – along with the gallery's entire collection of Lowry works – was transferred to the new art centre.
Salford The Lowry Salford Museum and Art Gallery Salford Quays