LS Lowry's paintings of industrial, working-class Britain brought him popular fame in the UK, but his works were never the subject of a solo exhibition abroad - until now.
Today, certainly, it would be hard to imagine a friendship such as that between Carol Ann Lowry and her famous namesake, a painter 57 years her senior.
A painting of a Caithness town by LS Lowry is expected to sell for up to £800,000 at an auction in London later this year.
The Mancunian painter’s famous images of working life stemmed from an ambition ‘to put the industrial scene on the map’
L.S. Lowry was an English painter noted for his industrial landscapes that express the bleakness and loneliness of modern urban life. He studied intermittently at art schools in Manchester and Salford, England, from 1905 to 1925. He painted in his free time while working at a Manchester real-estate company, where he was employed from 1910 to 1952. In 1915 Lowry became interested in depicting the industrial landscapes of Salford, Manchester, and other locations in the East Midlands region. He developed a unique approach to cityscapes, painting industrial structures such as factories, cotton mills, and stark residential buildings, in front of which crowds of small, sticklike figures go about their everyday activities. Lowry used a drab palette—the gray buildings are often set against a hazy, white background—but he created powerful and subtle tonal relationships. The naive elements in his style are belied by strong compositions and skillful drawing. Lowry received little public recognition until 1939, when he had his first solo show in London. In 1976, shortly after his death, the Royal Academy displayed his work in a retrospective exhibition that was extremely popular with the general public. Critical opinion remains divided over his stature, but the originality of his artistic vision and the relevance of his social commentary are generally agreed upon.
At the end of a project about the Victorians and the industrial revolution, this class looked at the work of LS Lowry and produced these atmospheric townscapes
The Haunt 1969 Oil on Board 32 x 29 cm The L.S. Lowry Collection
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At the end of a project about the Victorians and the industrial revolution, this class looked at the work of LS Lowry and produced these atmospheric townscapes
The Haunt 1969 Oil on Board 32 x 29 cm The L.S. Lowry Collection
Think of LS Lowry and you'll probably think of grimy urban scenes in the North of England featuring mills populated by his signature matchstick men and women. But now it might be time to think again.
Rugby fans, a packed beach and a chip shop queue feature in lineup for ‘People Watching’ sale
Oil on canvas board; 34.7 x 24.6 cm. L.S. Lowry was an English painter noted for his industrial landscapes that express the bleakness and loneliness of modern urban life. He studied intermittently at art schools in Manchester and Salford, England, from 1905 to 1925. He painted in his free time while working at a Manchester real-estate company, where he was employed from 1910 to 1952. In 1915 Lowry became interested in depicting the industrial landscapes of Salford, Manchester, and other locations in the East Midlands region. He developed a unique approach to cityscapes, painting industrial structures such as factories, cotton mills, and stark residential buildings, in front of which crowds of small, sticklike figures go about their everyday activities. Lowry used a drab palette—the gray buildings are often set against a hazy, white background—but he created powerful and subtle tonal relationships. The naive elements in his style are belied by strong compositions and skillful drawing. Lowry received little public recognition until 1939, when he had his first solo show in London. In 1976, shortly after his death, the Royal Academy displayed his work in a retrospective exhibition that was extremely popular with the general public. Critical opinion remains divided over his stature, but the originality of his artistic vision and the relevance of his social commentary are generally agreed upon.
I Need Thee Every Hour Sheet Music Robert Lowry, Annie Hawks, Jars of Clay and 9 more Browse our 22 arrangements of I Need Thee Every Hour. Sheet music is
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1923 – Denmark ‘An acid is a molecule or ion capable of donating a proton ( a hydrogen nucleus, H+ ) in a chemical reaction, while a base is a molecule&nbs…
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