Three LS Lowry artworks sell for 拢1m

Image caption, The Street Brawl sold for well over its estimated price

Three artworks by LS Lowry have fetched more than 拢1m at auction in London.

The paintings, which had never been seen on the auction market before, went under the hammer at Sotheby's on Wednesday.

The Street Brawl sold to the highest bidder for 拢657,250 - more than 拢100,000 over its estimated price.

Street Scene with Mill fetched 拢397,250 and Man Walking went for 拢145,250. However, a fourth work - A Protest March - failed to sell.

It had been valued at 拢300,00 to 拢500,000.

Lowry became famous for his scenes of daily life framed by the architecture of industrial northern England in the early part of the 20th century.

Last year LS Lowry's 1935 painting of Berwick-upon-Tweed's market place sold for 拢541,250 - 拢40,000 above its estimate.