Industrial Scene (from the J. Lyons series 'Lithographs by Contemporary Artists, vol. I')
About this artwork
This is one of series of sixteen colour lithographs commissioned and funded in 1946-47 by the caterers J. Lyons & Co. The posters were to decorate Lyons’ 250 tea rooms during the post-war years while decorating materials were extremely scarce. The series was also a means by which to support contemporary artists, both new and established, and were made available to purchase at an affordable price. Lowry was one the artist’s invited to contribute, alongside John Nash, Duncan Grant, Edward Bawden and others. Industrial Scene was painted for the commission and translated into a print by Chromoworks Ltd, London.
Published May 2022
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artist:L.S. Lowry (1887 - 1976) English
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title:Industrial Scene (from the J. Lyons series 'Lithographs by Contemporary Artists, vol. I')
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date created:Published 1947
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materials:Colour lithograph on paper (after oil)
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measurements:72.20 x 97.50 cm (paper 74.50 x 98.60 cm)
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credit line:Presented by J. Lyons & Co. Ltd 1948
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accession number:GMA 1209
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L.S. Lowry
L.S. Lowry
Lowry was born in Rusholme, Manchester, and lived all his life in or near the city. He studied art at evening classes but made his living as a rent collector and clerk for a firm of accountants. Lowry also had intermittent art school training from 1905 to 1925 and therefore was not a...