A PORTRAIT of a North-east landmark created by L S Lowry has been sold at auction.
The picture by the "matchstick men" painter, called The Town Hall, Middlesbrough, sold for £256,750 - more than £50,000 above its estimated price.
The painting was one of nine scenes by Lowry sold by best-selling author Frederick Forsyth in London on Friday, raising more than £1.7m.
The Middlesbrough scene was originally bought by Forsyth from entertainer Max Bygraves. The picture shows the town's old town hall as it was in 1962.
The auctioneers would not reveal the identity of the purchaser.
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