LS Lowry Auction

I must admit LS Lowry's naive art doesn't usually appeal to me, but this grim industrial vista conveys a powerful sense of claustrophobia. The Steps, Irk Place (1928) - estimated value £400,000 to £600,000 - is one of a private collection of Lowry paintings that Christie's will put up for auction in London on 11 November. The 21 artworks, which range from early landscape drawings to painted panoramas, are expected to fetch a total of £5m.