subject: A Northern British Artist's View Of Life And Work In The Mill Towns. [print this page] Renowned as one of Britain's greatest artists, his unique stlye is well known to people across the word. His life was not an easy one, and neither were the lifes of many characters he portrayed.
In the year 1909, L.S. Lowry had to move to Pendlebury, Salford due to his parents, where he spent the next 40 years of his life. At Salford, he attended the Salford School of Art, which gave raise to his interest in landscape, both urban and industrial. In the year 1919, he exhibited his work in Paris Salon along with Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.
His first major exhibition came in 1930 when his paintings entered the prestigious Royal Academy. In the year 1945, Manchester University awarded him honorary MA, followed by Doctor of Letters in 1961. He was elected into the Royal Academy in 1962 and in 1965 he obtained the freedom of City of Salford.
If one is known for recording thee landscape of Salford and Manchester according the culture and period, there is no one better than L.S. Lowry. The paintings of L.S. Lowry show the towns and villages , mainly of northern England before and after the devastion of world war two. His work gives a comprehensive record of these two towns before and after the war period. His paintings were of subjects that he saw in his everyday life. L.S. There was a cetain querkyness to some of Lowry's paintings, showing a view that people had not realized.
Oh all his work, L.S. Lowry was maximum renowned for his "Matchstick Men". His art work include over 10,000 renowned pieces that range from rough sketches to well finished oil paintings. Later part of his life, he seemed to have concentrating on stick figures either in group or as lone figures. During this time he produced large amounts of pencil sketches which are now collected by various collectors and are valued very high.
The status of L.S. Lowry in the list of British artists of the 20th Century was moved up by several notches when his artwork "Going to the Match" was bought at a record price of 1.9 million by Manchester-based Professional Footballers Association at an auction.
In 1976, this great artist met his untimely death while staying at Mottram but was marked by a distinct homage paid by the people of Manchester in a unique way. Death of Lowry was celebrated by many art galleries as they thought he died without an inheritance. But unfortunately he had left all his work to Lowry, a girl student who had asked him for some advice ages ago.
A large contemporary art gallery/museum has been built which houses a good collection of Lowry's work and carries his name.
