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The Lowry art gallery in Salford Quays was opened in 2000 at a cost of £106 million; named after him, the 2,000-square-metre (22,000 sq ft) gallery houses 55 of his paintings and 278 drawings – the world's largest collection of his work – with up to 100 on display. [44]
The 1930 version of Coming from the Mill, painted some 13 years later, is evidence of a change in Lowry's use of light. Writing in the Manchester Guardian, his former tutor at the Salford School of Art, Bernard D. Taylor, criticised Lowry's paintings for being too dark. Taylor's criticism led Lowry to make greater use of light backgrounds such ...
Going to Work is a 1943 oil painting by the English artist L. S. Lowry.. Originally commissioned as a piece of war art by the War Artists Advisory Committee, it depicts crowds of workers walking into the Mather & Platt engineering equipment factory in Manchester, north-west England.
The historic painting, depicting a throng of people gathered at Burnden Park football stadium, sold for a record-breaking £6.6 million on Wednesday. Lowry masterpiece to remain free for public ...
Pages in category "Paintings by L. S. Lowry" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Coming from the ...
Going to the Match is the title of a number of paintings by British painter L. S. Lowry, depicting crowds of spectators walking towards a sports ground.Lowry's best known Going to the Match painting is his 1953 painting of football fans heading towards Burnden Park, the then home of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. [1]
L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) – English artist; Elizabeth Polunin (1887–1950) – English artist and theatre designer; Arthur James F. Bond (1888–1958) – English painter of maritime subjects; Sydney Carline (1888–1929) – English artist; David Dougal Williams (June 1888–28 September 1944) – British artist and art teacher
In 1960 Riley returned to Salford, where he continued to live and work until his death in 2023. He believed his main work was to document the city and his life-cycle in Salford in paintings, drawings and photographs. His deep affection for his home town cemented a friendship with L. S. Lowry, which began when Riley was a student.