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What was LS Lowry famous for?
Laurence Stephen 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.
What kind of artist was LS Lowry?
Painting
L. S. Lowry/Forms
Did LS Lowry make money?
Lowry had bequeathed his entire £300,000 estate to her, together with a substantial collection of his own paintings, themselves worth a fortune.
Is Lowry a Victorian artist?
Laurence Stephen Lowry was a famous English painter. He was born on 1 November 1887, during the Victorian age. In 1909, Lowry and his parents moved to a more urban area, called Pendlebury, which had many factories and textiles mills.
Where are the LS Lowry paintings?
Lowry holds the record for rejecting British honours (five), including a knighthood (1968). A collection of his work is on display in The Lowry, a purpose-built art gallery on Salford Quays.
Where was L.S.Lowry born and raised?
Born in 1887 and raised in the leafy outskirts of Manchester, Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976) was an only child. His father was an estate agent and his mother was an aspiring pianist.
When did L.S.Lowry become an official war artist?
From the mid-1930s until at least 1939, Lowry took annual holidays at Berwick-upon-Tweed. After the outbreak of the Second World War Lowry served as a volunteer fire watcher and became an official war artist in 1943. In 1953, he was appointed Official Artist at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
When was Laurence Stephen Lowry born and when did he die?
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist.
How did LS Lowry’s life change after her death?
Lowry described his life as altering ‘utterly and completely’ after her death. With the outbreak of the Second World War Lefevre cancelled his next exhibition and it was 1943 before he showed work there again. As Lowry tired of industrial scenes his attention turned to other subjects.