Explore the Magic of L.S. Lowry: The Artist who Painted Northern England - Art History School
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- You think life is tough now? I wonder what you'll think after watching my video on Laurence Stephen Lowry. English artist L.S Lowry was born on 1st November 1887 in Manchester, in northern England. Lowry was an outsider and a loner who suffered from Asperger Syndrome, a jovial, self-effacing individual, who was often depressed and very lonely. He never married, found relationships almost impossible and the London art establishment never took him very seriously. From childhood Lowry loved drawing and doodling, but as far as his mother was concerned there was simply no question of him being allowed to be an artist. In 1905 he was an evening student at Manchester School of Art and was inspired by the French tutor of drawing, Adolphe Valette. The 1930’s were a struggle, he had no emotional support at home and despite numerous exhibitions in Canada, Paris, Manchester, he sold very few paintings.
L S Lowry was 52 when his mother died. He stayed in the same house, alone and lonely for the next 9 years. It was his sanctuary, full of cobwebs and splattered paint.
By 1948, he was earning good money as a painter, so he moved house to the affluent village of Mottram-in-Longdendale, near Manchester. In 1976 he was given a one-man exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. This was a major achievement, as very few living artists are given this accolade. But he died on 23 February 1976 six months before the show opened. It was a major success and was one of the most popular Royal Academy shows of the 20th century.
He was famous for his ‘matchstick men’ paintings. A large collection of L S Lowry paintings can be see at The Lowry, in Salford, Manchester.
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This is such a sad story. He had such a kind face.... his paintings are extraordinary!
Yes, he was a quite unique artist.
These small glimpses into artists lives are devastatingly good, you need to be put forward for a special award in art honouring all those who have opened people's knowledge of the subject. Thank you.
Wow, thank you! Really pleased you enjoyed my videos. Cheers Paul
Best comment!!! I thoroughly agree!!
Thank you for your wonderful biography of such a gentle artist. I did not know he had Asperger's. I do too, and I love to draw and paint. His life resonated with me. Same loneliness, same road in many many ways. He is my new inspiration. I will be watching this again and again.
That's wonderful, I hope you continue to paint and draw brilliantly. He was an amazing artist who did have to battle the odds to succeed. Cheers
What a sad tale of emotional abuse. The only redemption is that nonetheless he followed his own way and persevered and, even if he did not see it, be was an immense success. So sad or not, it is a happy tale as well. Thank you. His paintings and drawings were a pleasure.
I agree, but it could be that his mother was also on the spectrum and didn't/couldn't understand the needs of an Asperger Syndrome child. We shall never know.
Thank you so much for this wonderful over view, Lowry has a special place in my heart! I was born in Manchester in the 50's but spent a lot of my life living between Australia and New Zealand. Back in the seventies I was working and living in Manchester and my Grandfather who was a Mancunian took me to see some Lowry paintings, I loved them. many years later I did my Arts Degree in Perth Western Australia, I married a man from Salford, he too was a Lowry fan, this Christmas Day past we both watched the Movie of Lowry, it was so heart wrenching but so well done. . Two days later my husband passed away. It was the last movie we enjoyed together. I will always be a Lowry fan and over the years teaching art I always introduced my students to his work. Love your posts keep up the great work, they are so well done and very informative, thank you, Lowry fan living in NZ
Thank you . Really pleased you enjoyed my video. Lowry is obviously very special to you. All the best. Paul
Awesome!! Your 'life of artist's videos are so good! My favourite of this series was when you did Monet.
Your videos are so well researched and well made, it's hard to believe you don't have more than million subscribers. You are truly underrated!!! ❤️
I would suggest next in this series, either Matisse or Dali.
Thank you so much! Really pleased you enjoyed the video and yes it would be great to have many more subscribers, one day perhaps. I've done a video on Matisse th-cam.com/video/gWFzKdegq-0/w-d-xo.html but Dali is definitely on the list. Cheers
I have Aspergers OCD. I decided to paint. These videos are inspirational.
Thank you and good luck with your painting.
He really painted a lot of people in motion within the city ,yet he seemed to live outside of life. He was so talented. Very interesting video. I love these videos so much. 🇨🇦
He did have Asperger's which is probably why he saw himself as an 'outsider'.
That made my heart heavy. An outstanding eyepiece to this great painters life! Seems his mother was meaner than mine.
Yes, it is amazing the impact mothers have on their children's lives.
This was wonderful. I love it when I stumble upon these Gems on the Internet and learn something beautiful and new. This was a light in the darkness of our time. Thanks!
Wow, thank you. Really pleased you enjoyed my video. Maybe, you might like the others too? Cheers Paul
Fantastic news
Thank you. Being the art lover that I am, I had never heard/seen of Lowry or his work. Thank you for such a thorough video, like always.
You are so welcome! Really pleased you enjoyed the video and become aware of Lowry. Cheers Paul
i love his paintings and drawings he pays so much attention to detail in his little characters
Yes, he was a wonderful artist, very observant.
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Very interesting. From the beginning of his work I see lots of sadness, loneliness and isolation in his figures, even, when they are in a group. Later in the 20´s I see a strong influence of Art Déco (Reminds me of Tamara de Lempicka). The group paintings - with very dark figures on the white background remind me of the work of the czech painter Josef Lada - although the theme is totally different, I am talking about the contrast of the colors. The painting "The Head of a Man" looks to me like his self-Dorian-Gray-portrait. Thank you very much, for introducing us to this interesting painter. Btw. your style needs to be acknowledged, how you always dress up for a specific theme. You are an original! Thank you very much!
That's really kind. Really pleased you enjoyed my video. He certainly did had a struggle in his life, but he left us some great paintings.
Thank you so much for posting, such a sad story in a way, you have really brought him to life with your very engaging and knowledgeable presentation.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video.
Fantastic summary of a great mans’ life. Many thanks for your knowledge and analysis of his life.
Glad you enjoyed it. He was a wonderful painter.
As an Aspie, I understand Lowry's frustration. A little kindness goes a long way for us; I endured an overbearing mother. Lowry was brilliant.
You obviously have greater insights into the condition that the rest of us. I'm really pleased you liked the video.
I am an Aspie. After years of Retail, I am taking up Art. My Twin Georg is on You Tube with his own Art Channel. I know the struggle of Aspergers OCD.
I know a lot of my paintings are good, others not so good, I am always learning and drawing and painting, some look like a kid did it. Some have improved. Anatomy is so hard. So I fall back on my stick figures. I did the shooting of George Floyd and others because if they were anatomically correct people wouldn’t like them so I do stick figures scenes, , people could be more detached looking at them.
This historian fails to mention that it was normal to dress boys in a 'dress' and, that no one knew what aspergers was at that time. Did you notice all the negative comments are leveled at his mother? Doesn't that tell you something?
Amazing how the human spirit can find a way to somehow survive even when surrounded by such negativity as Mr. Lowly experienced. How important family support can be. I was left very sad by his life struggles to be what he always wanted to be, an artist. How fortunate we are to enjoy his work even though it is bittersweet.
Yes, he had a tough life, but he left us with some great paintings. Cheers
Thank you so much. Something about his paintings gives me the same feelings as reading TS Elliott's, The Waste Land.
I hadn't made the connection, but I see what you mean.
Thank you for introducing me to Lowery and his fantastic art. I'm happy about this discovery -- of an artist who simply painted what moved him, without regard for "fitting in". His story and his paintings are a great inspiration to me as I try to find the courage to ignore my Inner Critic.
Glad you liked the video. You have to control the inner critic, otherwise it can overwhelm you.
I grew up in Bolton with Lowry prints on the walls. I very very much appreciated this video. Thank you so much for the work you put into this.
You are very welcome! I think, as a northern, you can appreciate his paintings and the ideas behind them. Cheers
Bolton? Wigan's better. :)
Heartfelt episode. Thank you Paul for your outstanding videos. I enjoy them immensely.
Really pleased you enjoyed my video, Lowry had a tough life, that's for sure.
Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful artist. I truly enjoyed learning about L.S. Lowry and seeing some of his work. It’s terrible he never really had his mother’s support and that’s really all he wanted. I hope you get lots of views on this so many more people will know his story and see his wonderful works 🙏🏻
Thank you for your very kind comment. Really pleased you enjoyed the video.
So sad that negative comments can inflict such pain. He was so talented and so beloved in the end.
Considering what is happening now, Lowry's life reflects what it is like to be different and be ridiculed because of it.
Hii sir , you too are an exceptional talent , i love ur voice and the way you dress up like the artists whom you potray . I have a small request kindly make a video on jean micheal basquiat thanks a lot🤩😍
Really pleased you enjoy my videos. Basquiat had a very difficult life but he is on my list
I love his work . I always have , even though I didn't know anything about him. Learning the facts of his life increases my appreciation.
He was a great artist, glad you enjoyed the video.
A wise woman once said to me old bachelors, its always because of the mother, I am surprised people have never heard of him, maybe it depends how old you are
Yes, and his his case I think she couldn't cope with his Asperger's condition.
What a wonderful presentation - I love how you portray the all the painters' characters, as if you are living their lives. I had not heard of LS Lowry - but I will surely do some research now. As a Canadian, I would love if you would do a presentation on Emily Carr - she is very beloved here, and such a character she was!
Really pleased you enjoyed my video, Lowry was quite unique. I'll have a look at Emily Carr, I must admit I don't know much about her. Cheers Paul
Artist in School I, too, think you would have an interesting point of view on Carr's life and work. Like Lowry, a fascinating study.
Please Carry on doing this series it’s totally wonderful. Thankyou. Have subbed and will do Patreon
Thank you, really pleased you are enjoying the series. There will be more, but they do take time to produce. Thanks for the sub and Patreon, much appreciated. Cheers Paul
Loved this episode. What an incredible tenacity and focus Lowry had despite all the negativity and naysayers around him. This channel is the best for art history. As always thank you very much for your great videos.
Many thanks, really pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers
Thank you for such an informative documentary of Lowry’s life richly illustrated with so many images of his work. While on my first and only visit to Tate Britain I saw one of his paintings. At the time I was charmed by the unusual style which conveyed such a sense of busyness and movement of the many figures within a stark urban setting. In it’s primitiveness, it reminded me of an urban version of a Grandma Moses* painting. For years I regretted not making a note as to the painter’s name. Fortunately, due to more recent public awareness of his work and wonderful presentations such as yours, his name is well known to me now. (*Anna Mary Robertson Moses)
Thank you for this wonderful series about the artists’ lives beyond their creative output.
Thank you for your kind comment. I was not aware of Grandma Moses, I've just had a quick look at some of her work. Really pleased you enjoyed my video. Cheers Paul
@@ArtHistorySchool its true the paintings are similar
@@ArtHistorySchool Really?! Its makes me wonder whether Grandma Moses is as well-known outside the States as I would have thought. Glad this response led you to discover her!
Lowry is a very well known and loved artist in the UK but I doubt many have heard of him outside of this country. I suspect the same is true of Grandma Moses in relation to the US.
Lowry's story made my heart hurt. It made me all the happier to see him in a happy moment in the photo of him in a suit covered in paint and standing next to his painting and holding his palette. Thank you for sharing. So many styles, so much talent, but also really capturing in his story and through his work his particular viewpoint and how he was able to interact on this level with a society from which he was somewhat alienated.
Thank you I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video. Lowry certainly had a tough life, but I'm sure it also had it's highlights. Cheers
I loved this bio thank you for this video
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Watching this for the second time. How I loved Lowrys paintings. What a brutal mother he had. He seemed such a lovely, shy , gentle person and I am so happy he had such a lovely girl as a friend. We all need a good friend . The film was vile. Should never been allowed as such fake history. Thank you for this.
Really pleased you enjoyed my video, I think Lowry was quite a simple soul, yet he did have a darker side. His paintings have an honesty about them which I like.
It's so sad, so many artists and dreamers, have so much to give and knowone to give it to, preferring rather to live in isolation and solitude. Ultimatly at least, this is the only reality that seems to make sense, why waste your time and energy throwing freshly cut roses on a fire. This is the main reason, why so many creatives suffer from depression. So many higher skills of communication, a heightend perception, but only a tiny audience are able to see, to interpret and share their depth of vision and appreciate their individual gift of communication. 50 years or so down the line, the masses then understand, too late the artist had passed! In L.S. Lowry's case if his own Mother couldn't see his brilliance, then what hope had the rest of the viewing public?
Very true
Sad story of loneliness but as a artist myself, I understand....he captured the moments of peoples lives in action which is was a gift to the future....RIP
Yes, he was a much underrated artist.
Yet another treasure trove of info and insight into an artists life! It's hard to find much on Lowry and this was so enjoyable and full of examples of his work! Fabulous!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
You bring so much joy to those of us who live for Art! Your enthusiasm and love for the subject matter is palpable. Thank you so much for contributing to my education and brightening my days!
Thank you so much 😀
What a sad story... his mother was horrible and abusive. But at least he never turned bitter and hateful like his mother, and was capable to see the good in others and try his best to help. His art and the people he was kind to, keep his memory alive ❤
Yes. he did have a tough time, but his art is wonderful despite everything. Cheers
Lowry was Pieter Bruegel of 20 th century. Such a great artist with outstanding skills.I didn’t know about the artist. Shame on me:) You did a great job, Paul. Thanks!
I hadn't made the connection myself, but I think you are probably right.
Thank you soooo much for sharing Lowry’s story - it’s heartbreakingly sad but so interesting and I enjoyed it very much.
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers Paul
Never liked his work but promoting and still remembering his art is essential for living togethre in modern times.
I think you are right.
A visionary who followed his own lights. Thank you for introducing him to me and so many others!
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed the video.
outstanding coverage; informed, well presented and plenty of paintings !
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
You´re truly amazing for doing this. I loove all your videos. I watch them a lot. Very helpful and informative. Greetings from the Czech republic
Wow, thank you. Cheers from England.
Appearances can be misleading. Someone seemingly uninteresting goes on to be a giant in the world of art! I wonder how many others out there are destined to discover their world in artistic endeavors! Well presented and much appreciated! As an artist, I'm so happy to learn of artists hitherto unknown. Keep them coming!!
You're right there must be lots of artists all over the world who, if they had be in the right place at the right time would be so much better known. Glad you enjoy my videos. Cheers Paul
Yay, I love these life of.....
Brilliant episode, as always. ❤️
Thank you, pleased you enjoy my videos. Cheers Paul
Wonderful video. I love being able to get an insight into an artist's life and the motivation behind their work. It's great having the artwork in the video too!! In one way, it is terribly sad that Lowry experienced such loneliness, yet perhaps without this he wouldn't have made such extraordinary artwork.
I think the life lived has a profound effect on what artists produce.
I love the work and style of L.S. Lowry. So crisp and clear. Very relaxing for me.
He was a great painter, but quite a sad life.
@@ArtHistorySchool Yes, it was very, very, sad. With his personality issues he would still have been one, maybe even younger, if his mother hadn't been so selfish and mean. I believe in multiple life times, so I hope this time round he is happier.
Fantastic lovely man great Art.
He was a great artist, largely misunderstood at the time, but much more appreciated now.
Your videos are a great source of comfort in this very troubled world of ours.Thank you for your offerings of the arts that are the remedy the world needs for healing....
Not sure my videos would have that sort of impact, but it is a nice thought. Cheers Paul
I really appreciate and love your channel. Infomrative and entertaining content.
I appreciate that! Cheers
Can you tell about Pushwagner next?
I have never heard of Pushwagner, he looks an interesting pop artist
Could you do one about Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
I'll add him to my list.
Great presentation, thanks. 14:37 The man asleep on the wall is a self portrait. Note the initials on the suitcase.
No, it is not a self portrait. There is a famous quote from L S Lowry where he describes being on a trolley bus and seeing the man asleep on the wall waiting for the bus. He said he was so impressed with the man he created a painting of the incident and put his own initials on his suitcase.
@@ArtHistorySchool Fascinating, thanks for educating me, I feel such a fool now!
@@itkapatanka There is absolutely no need to feel a fool. It was a natural assumption to make. Cheers Paul
Thank you Paul for sharing this story. As I was watching, I felt for him... perhaps a part of me could resonates with his experience. Extra-ordinarily inspiring!
Thanks for your comment, he certainly did have a tough life.
Great vid! Just subbed. I have always loved the style of Lowry.
Really pleased you enjoyed my video. Thanks for the sub! Cheers
Thanks Paul, this was a really interesting video. I grew up in Manchester but never really asked the question who Lowry was and what was special about his paintings until now. It sounds as though he had a challenging life, like many artists do. I wasn't aware that he suffered from Asperger's Syndrome. I think that kind of comes through in his paintings. As you mentioned, he was an outsider who loved to observe other people, but was never part of the activity. I think that is quite a common complaint in people with that type of Autism. I will definitely be looking into more of his work and life now!
Hi Daniel, really pleased you like the video. Lowry certainly had a tough life , particularly considering the mother he had, nevertheless he was a great artist.
Love this man’s work!Wish I could own one!
You would need a couple of million I'm afraid.
He was a born talent. Sad life however.
You are very right.
your videos are the best thank you
Glad you like them!
He was very important in the 1970's when UK was socialist, and before the excess of Thatcher years and north sea oil money.
He still is an important artist. Don't forget the 70's were also the time of the 3 day week, continual strikes no power for weeks on end and Britain referred to as the 'sick man of Europe.' Not surprising the country lurched towards the Thatcher vision.
@@ArtHistorySchool Well stated my good man!!
Lowry was used as a poster artist for the working man, hence his popularity in the 70's death stage of the Empire. His true feelings in his grim early paintings were replaced by the cheerful "matchstick men" images, perhaps gallery advice,
but not the complete transformation of Van Gogh. I remember a documentary from that era about him - tough character.
I am a huge fan of all your videos, thank you.
Three day week,was that something to do with the keftwing socialist unions? What's that got to do with art?
I think we all can relate to separated longing and standing on the outside looking in. There is a certain comfort and humanity in his work because of this connection.
You have summed him up very well, we have all been there at some stage in our lives.
Thanks from the Netherlands. Being an artist on the spectrum, I really related to this. Hopefully I will sell my paintings after I have died so people can enjoy them.
He was a special artist as I am sure you are. I hope you sell lots of paintings before you die so people can enjoy them now. Cheers
Think how much better his life would have been if his mother had "accidentally" fallen down four flights or stairs.
He would then not have had anyone to impress, which was very much his driving force for 50 years.
Thank you for this wonderful bio!
You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed it.
Poor guy, he was pretty dang good!
He certainly was.
Brilliant! However Mottram in Longendale was not in Lancashire. It was in Cheshire! However it has since been rescued and is now in the County of Greater Manchester.
My mistake, you'll have to forgive a Yorkshireman. Cheers
Hello Paul Priestly, Just found you. Love your presentations. Well done history especially the angst the artist goes thru not appreciated. My husband had Aspberger Syndrome and it sounds like the same concerns and interests as Lowry. God gave him a long life from 1897-1976 he must have seen such a change in Society. Very interesting~Thank you very much, Mrs. Ana. I will follow your Facebook page~Good day, July 16,2022AD.
Hi, Andrew, really pleased you enjoy my videos, as for Lowry he is one of my favourites having been born not too far from him.
Just wow. I am now a Lowrey fan. Thank you!
That's wonderful. Lowry was quite a unique artist. Cheers Paul
L.S Lowery is my favourite artist 🎨 ❤ 💕
I saw Mrs Lowery and Son.
Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall.
I ☺ enjoyed the film 🎥 but really didn't like Lowerys 😕 mother 😕 😢. I despised how her snobbery casual cruelty of her son.
Yes, he was a very interesting character, and his mother was not the best.
THANK YOU!!! I recently inherited a Lowry of 1943 which I have yet to see catalogued! It is, of course, a busy streetscape, people, children and dogs ... I love it but wish I knew more of its intent!
Wow, sounds great. I hope you can find out much more about it.
I only discovered Lowry recently, sort of peripherally... and then, when watching Landscape Artist of the Year, Kate Bryan mentioned him (comparing a painter's style to Lowry) and, although I didn't know his name, I knew immediately who she was talking about and looked him up. I was delighted to find that the image (of the painting) I had in my head matched the name ... and became immediately smitten with his work. It makes me so sad that he didn't know just how wonderful he was/is.
Thank you for covering THIS Artist!! I so enjoyed this particular episode.
Really pleased you enjoyed my video. Cheers
I discovered his work accidentally after watching the Timothy Spall movie “Mrs. Lowry & Son” - As an engineer and draughtsman from the days of pen and ink, I was struck by the way he distilled buildings down to geometric form with few details and yet introduced a level of depressing misery I was familiar with growing up in the industrial North of England. Spall’s movie on Turner is also worthwhile watching. Very much enjoyed your video, thanks for taking the time to produce it.
As a Northern myself I can relate to what you say. Glad you enjoyed the movie. I have seen the film, it's very good. Cheers
Wow!!!!! Now i perhaps know why abandoned, broken glassed fading bricked factories are so hauntingly appealing to me.....
There is beauty in decay
Brilliant beyond words, Paul!!! Merci beaucoups for introducing me to L.S. Lowry, who, had I met him, would probably have been a dear friend and colleague. Namaste'.
Many thanks Belinda, I'm sure he would have been a lovely chap to get to know.
Hello I have only just found this channel and can I just say how much I have enjoyed learning about Lowry. When I was younger( many moons ago!) I really didn’t get Lowry but as I have grown up I appreciate his work and have come to enjoy it. Thank you for this informative view of Lowry and I am looking forward to many more. 💕🌞
Glad you liked the video, there are many more videos on my new art history website: arthistoryschool.com
Thanks , informations, and oddly interesting… i am an Artist ( amateur, struggling) also.."……Anyways, enjoyed the overview….!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
It's amazing how someone can persevere in such a toxic family! When it came that his mother died I said "Finally!"
And I found the origin of Mike Oldfield's inclusion on the backs of his early albums of "cloth-eared nincompoops" Cloth-capped nincompoops! 🤣
Yes, he did have quite an upbringing. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers
What a sad, sad story.. But very typical of many artists. And very typical Victorian mother. Hard and cold .I am in sunny Spain. And have been for 5 months. I was in the north of England in January. Yorkshire. Visited Manchester several times. Thought about Lowery then. Not familiar with the north. Most of my life in the south west. I was an art student in 91 . I can see why Lowery only painted figures in late life. He grew up in the dark industrial north . And by the 70s much of that industry had gone. And with it his work . All those grubby terraced streets . It's similar in Spain . The pueblos have been modernised. I hitched around Spain in the early 70s. It was still the old Spain . Grubby street s with smilling kids . There is a beauty in so called poverty , you don't see today. People are far from happy in the modern world. I tried to do a few paintings in the town's. But they all look the same. So now I paint landscapes.
I grew up in Yorkshire and often went to Manchester so experienced a lot of what Lowry painted in later life. It's true as children we just played all day in the street, that's not possible today. Good luck with your painting. Cheers Paul
Really enjoyed this lesson. Didn't know about L.S. Lowry. Keep them coming.
Thanks, will do!
At 9:14, there stands Lowry attired in a suit with what looks like paint all over it. That is interesting to me because just this week I was learning about Jean-Michel Basquiat, who liked to paint while wearing an expensive suit. To me, it's suit abuse, lol. Anyway, I really like the way Lowry draws his people & the fact that he includes little dogs & baby buggies into his crowds.
I'm sure the suits didn't mind. I like Lowry too.
When I went to a girls school & famous works of art were borrowed for the assembly hall such as Lowry & Breugal . We were the baby boomers grammar stream & had a more culture heritage & creative approach eg drama & dance .It is interesting the extra detail & Manchester connection & was influenced by the Pre raphaelites William Morris designers & way of living .Charleston Sussex too " Hurt no living thing !" Christina Rosseti
Sounds like a great education.
Apologies if these errors have been notified, but otherwise an excellent presentation!
1. Laurence not Lawrence
2. A Procession not The Procession
3. Man Lying on Wall not Man Laying on Wall
That's for the forensic analysis the typos and errors have been noted before. Cheers
I love these presentations.
I came across these amazing videos while doing research on certain artists for my child's school project.
They are captivating, simplist and of course educational.
I will definitely be sharing these fantastic finds, when the children return after the Easter half term.
Thanks you so much!
Glad you like them and thanks for sharing, much appreciated. Cheers
He was once asked on a tv documentary what he thought about when he was painting. He replied that he was thinking if his team, Manchester City, were going to win on Saturday. God bless our blue brother.
It's all about priorities. I'm sure he would have been very proud of the City team today.
I had never heard of L.S. Lowry. What a treat! The way he composes his crowd scenes reminds me of Ben Shahn. And hearing of his despair, I'm reminded of William Kurelek.
Yes, Lowry is a very under-rated painter.
VEry enjoyable. will watch again. I don't think yOu should say he wasn't a good draftsman. I thought he was damn good!!!!
I was simply referring to what his tutor implied after his 12 years at art school.
Thank you ,enjoyed it so much .He had a very sad life ,poor man.Was made up to see painting of Old Road ,Fails worth , I grew up on Dean Street just around the corner .👍🤗
That's brilliant, you must have recognised many of the places he painted. Cheers
Thanks for the lesson. I researched Lowry after buying a Blake Mill shirt inspired by him. I was only aware of a few of his more famous paintings and one of those was only because I love football stadia. You can probably guess which is my favourite.
I certainly can. Glad you liked the video. Cheers
Excellent review!
Thank you kindly!
Very enjoyable video. Lowry’s work was once featured on an English postage stamp.
Very true
Thank you for this. I knew some of his work but you showed loads more; the history was interesting too. Who decided he had Asperger Syndrome (or might have) & how did they diagnose this so much later?! Best wishes to you.
Not sure he was actually diagnosed in his lifetime, but many eminent psychiatrists have analysed his life, his actions, friends and social contacts and come to that conclusion. Interestingly, he is always the detached observer in his paintings never intimately involved. Cheers
Excellent presentation on the life and work of LS.Lowry. The humanity of the man is clearly visible in his life and art.
Thank you, I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers
I remember watching an episode of antiques roadshow with a chap who thought he had a lowry. He took it as payment for fixing someones car and thought he got the better of the chap. The expert quickly saw it as a fake due to its perspective. Lowry paintings look simple, but there is alot to them if your look closely
You are right, Lowry is quite a sophisticated artist beneath the hype
Footbridge is one of my favourite paintings of all time. Really enjoyed watching this! Cheers!
Thank you, Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
thank you for expanding my views of British artists - Lowry is most intriguing - (but his mother reminds me of my own, unfortunately.)
My pleasure, his mother was difficult.
Excellent. I like Lowry's work but you show many paintings of his I have never seen. Thank you.
You are very welcome
Another victim of the wrong place at the wrong time. He would have experienced success as an album artist for some dark, goth band fifty years later.
I think he would have achieved more than that, but I get your point.
for anybody who doesnt know there is a song dedicated to L.S Lowry called Matchstick Men & Matchsticks Cats & Dogs by Brian & Michael
Reached No1 in the charts in 1978
I live on a family farm in the Carolina's that helped supply Manchester's cotton industry, thus giving it's title of "Cottonopolis."
That's really interesting, a not inconsiderable part of Britain's industrial might in the 19th century was based on cotton production. You would be surprised the number of cotton mills in and around Manchester at the time employing hundreds of thousands of people. Much of them have now disappeared.