Millworkers

© The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

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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. Although his work is often perceived as childlike, Manchester-born Lowry was an accomplished artist who turned down a Knighthood and other honours.

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Preston

Title

Millworkers

Date

1948

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 62 x W 70 cm

Accession number

PRSMG : P2301

Acquisition method

purchased

Work type

Painting

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