Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA (1 Nov. 1887 – 23 Feb. 1976); English artist. Many of his drawings and paintings depict Pendlebury, Lancashire, where he lived and worked for more than 40 years... Famous for painting scenes of life in the industrial districts of North West England in the mid-20th century. He developed a distinctive style of painting and is best known for his urban landscapes peopled with human figures often referred to as "matchstick men". He painted mysterious unpopulated landscapes, brooding portraits and the unpublished "marionette" works, which were only found after his death. Due to his use of stylized figures and the lack of weather effects in many of his landscapes he is sometimes characterized as a naïve "Sunday painter", although this is not the view of the galleries that have organized retrospectives of his works. A large collection of his work is on permanent public display in The Lowry, a purpose-built art gallery on Salford Quays named in his honor. Lowry rejected 5 honors during his life, including a knighthood in 1968, and consequently holds the record for the most rejected British honors. On 26 June 2013 a major retrospective opened at the Tate Britain in London, his first at the Tate, and in 2014 his first solo exhibition outside the UK was held in Nanjing, China. The Tate Gallery in London owns 23 works.... During his life Lowry made about 1,000 paintings and over 8,000 drawings. Unknown to his friends and the public, Lowry produced a series of erotic works that were not seen until after his death. Lowry on art "You don't need brains to be a painter, just feelings." "I am not an artist. I am a man who paints." Lowry on his style: "I am a simple man, and I use simple materials: ivory black, vermilion, prussian blue, yellow ochre, flake white and no medium. That's all I've ever used in my paintings. I like oils ... I like a medium you can work into over a period of time." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._S._Lowry) undefined

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