A look at the life and work of the eccentric loner, rent collector and painter of scenes of life in the industrial district of North West England, LS Lowry - much loved and not a little misunderstood.
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The Art of LS Lowry - women on way back from the pub
Born in Poland and studied for her BA in Fine Art at University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (John Christie Scholarship and the Hatton Award), and an MA in History of Art from Courtauld Institute of Art, London, (19th-20th century art - Distinction for thesis on Matisse's Illustrations to Poetry). She has since divided her time between painting and exhibiting as well as lecturing widely to adult audiences. She has taught at London's National Gallery for more than 35 years, and intermittently at Tate Gallery and National Portrait Gallery as well as collections such as Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Hermitage and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the latter as a guest speaker for travel companies. Since the pandemic began in March 2020 Lydia had devised and delivered a programme of upwards of 180 online lectures to her own group Art For The Uninitiated.
A colourful introduction to the secret world of these inland waterways - artistic, architectural and engineering vernacular.
A selection of paintings generally regarded as the best of the best in the Wallace Collection.
