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This wintry northern townscape populated with solitary figures perhaps shows Lowry’s feelings of isolation. He once said, ‘Had I not been lonely, none of my work would have happened’. Flake-white ground gives the sky its bleak colour, contrasting sharply with the buildings and skeletal pithead. It is characteristic of Lowry, who adopted this technique after hurtful criticism from an art tutor.
Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Preston
Date
1948
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 62 x W 70 cm
Accession number
PRSMG : P2301
Acquisition method
purchased
Work type
Painting
Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Market Square, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2PP England
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