Stephen Barrett, M.d.

LS Lowry (Laurence Stephen Lowry) corner Daisy.

Refusing to honor a knight by the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson. Lowry was born in Barrett Street, Stretford, Lancashire on November 1st 1887.

As a child he was nicknamed Laurie by his family because of the disappointment of his mother when she discovered she had a boy than a girl. His mother (Elizabeth) was unable to watch it first because this. His mother always saw him as a disappointment and even said although not directly.

Robert Lowry was called over and just as his son was dominated by Lowry Elizabeth Lowry's mother who used poor health after the birth of Lowry as an excuse. She did not accept failure or a low level that has been a habit that has been given by his father. This seems to be mentioned in interviews that the talks Lowry having an unhappy childhood with a family atmosphere and repression.

Lowry was no sign of being a university student during his school life. When Lowry left school he signed for private art lessons on drawing freehand and antiques. Lowry followed his artistic career in 1905 when he won a place in an art school (Manchester City Art College), his art classes, and then expanded under the influence of French impressionist artist Pierre Adolph Valette .

Lowry graduated in 1915 at Salford School of Art where he planned to continue his studies there until 1925. This was the moment when he discovered her interest in the industrial landscape and created his own style.

Lowry painting style is unique and original, like a child who lived in the industrial era, he was influenced by this and is well known for painting real life, it is also known for what we now call drawing snowmen. Because of the simplicity of each person in his paintings piled this simplicity is characterized as a naive painter "by some Sunday.

However, this is not how many galleries to sell him but his work for hundreds or thousands of these places are "Lowry", "Cornwater Fine Arts and many others. Although this style is that it is well known, he expanded his talents as a painter and not mysterious unpopulated landscapes, brooding portraits, and works very secret of the "puppet" which was discovered only after his death in 1976 , February 23 at the age of 89.