A collection of work by the artist L. S. Lowry will go on sale at an arts fair in Birmingham. The 13 pieces - valued at half a million pounds - are believed to be the largest Lowry collection ever seen at an antiques fair in Britain.

Among the works for sale are industrial drawings and an oil painting of children valued at 250,000 pounds. Lowry, from Salford, Greater Manchester, is best known for his work showing stick figures against industrial backgrounds.
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