Laurence Stephen ('L.S.') Lowry

1 portrait

by Laurence Stephen ('L.S.') Lowry
oil on canvas, 1938
21 in. x 17 1/8 in. (535 mm x 435 mm)
Lent by a private collection, 2002
Primary Collection
NPG L224

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Laurence Stephen ('L.S.') Lowry (1887-1976), Painter. Sitter in 21 portraits, Artist of 2 portraits.

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Laurence Stephen ('L.S.') Lowry (1887-1976), Painter. Artist of 2 portraits, Sitter in 21 portraits.

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Lowry did not identify his portraits, giving them general titles such as here, The Man with Red Eyes. Later he inscribed the back of the canvas: "The Artist aged 51". Painted in 1938, the year that his mother was dying, the evident grief and anger are a rare expression of emotion in the artist's work.