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Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA ( / ˈlaʊri / LAO-ree; 1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist. His drawings and paintings mainly depict Pendlebury, Greater Manchester (where he lived and worked for more than 40 years) as well as Salford and its vicinity. [1]
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L. S. Lowry lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of British Naïve Art (Primitivism). Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
“You don’t need brains to be a painter, just feelings.” LS Lowry. Although best known for his mill scenes and industrial landscapes, Lowry’s work covers a wide range of themes and subjects, from landscapes and seascapes to portraits and surreal imaginings.
Lowry painted scenes of life in the industrial districts of North West England in the mid-20th century. He developed a distinctive style of painting and is best known for his urban landscapes peopled with human figures, often referred to as "matchstick men".
Mar 6, 2024 · 10 things to know about L.S. Lowry. The Mancunian painter’s famous images of working life came from a moment of inspiration after missing a train. We look at the life and work of Britain’s best-loved 20th-century artist, illustrated with lots offered at Christie’s. Collecting Guides.
Summary of L. S. Lowry. Lowry is perhaps England's most instantly recognizable painter. He was a solitary, semi-reclusive, individual who developed a highly idiosyncratic style that features firmly drawn industrial backgrounds against which groups or crowds, painted in his signature "matchstick men" style, go about their everyday business.
May 25, 2024 · L.S. Lowry (born November 1, 1887, Manchester, England—died February 23, 1976, Glossop, Derbyshire) was an English painter noted for his industrial landscapes that express the bleakness and loneliness of modern urban life.
Dec 13, 2018 · By 1930 he had produced what he described as his most characteristic mill scene, Coming from the Mill and a few years later A Street Scene (St Simon's Church), 1928, became the first work by Lowry purchased by Salford Museum and Art Gallery.
Born in the industrial north of England, L. S Lowry is famous for his distinctive style of painting, and is best known for his urban landscapes populated with “matchstick men” figures…
L.S. Lowry's paintings became well-loved for capturing the complex bustle and toil of industrial North West England in the mid-twentieth century. Here, take...
