What a beautiful insight into one of England's most important artists. A simple and humble man with not a hint of the pretentiousness that prevails in the British art movement today. I don't think that we shall ever see his like again.
...well you don't expect people to buy your paintings - unless you're arrogant. You hope they'll buy them so you can feed yourself. Same as any product.
@Diand Bull what on earth are you on about ? Heather Drew is correct in her statement. Lowry befriended a 13 year old child called Carol Ann Lowry in the 50s. A friendship which lasted until his death and bequeathed everything to her.
For me Mr Lowry is the most genuine British artist ever; His celebration of the common people and their life with clear social message is facinating. I enjoy trying to analysing each individual and groups of people in his paintings. His dedication to the working class and their hopes, dreaming and struggles is reveling. He developed his unique style and originality gradually and looking at his work I feel like teleported in the past in the North where the industrial revolution had a major impact on peoples' lifes. There is something, which is very difficult for me to explain but his work reminds me on old photographs that depicted the working class life.
I thought the same thing, slightly lennonish sounding. I was in Manchester art gallery today and filmed some lowries there. Just uploaded the video to my channel if you or anyone else wants to see it ?
@@steadywoodward9390 Liverpool was originally in Lancashire, outlying towns like st Helen's and widnes have strong lancs accents. Theres obviously crossover. The way Lennon emphasises the last word in a sentence is very like Lowry.
Intriguing!! To listen and watch a true artist and master at work In many ways, though he admits he's often asked, there was still much about himself, his work and his life that he still could not understand or explain himself!! An indication of a true artist 😉 Self confessed to being lonely yet at the same time famed for painting crowds!! Living alone in a house with a room full of clocks to "keep him company" In many ways I felt and heard the voice of a man and artist asking for others to understand him?? The beauty with which he brought his paintings with a few strokes and dabs of his brushes and other artistic utensils, including even his finger tips Am a loner myself too and have never understood why it's just not acceptable to at times want if not even have to be alone and at other times thrive on good company and friendship? Mr Lowry It was a pleasure to meet you...✨..
Truly magnificent artist, I have tried painting buildings and it is highly difficult, much more than portraits I find, the skill in which he used to paint them is incredible. :)
Big feet LOL I guess those London critics had never seen people in Lancashire clogs. No shadows again I laugh, you can't paint a shadow when a shadow doesn't exist. In that dark drab Mancunian light we would get excited on those rare days that the sun would break through and we would have a shadow and how it would follow us. Matchstick men and matchstick dogs and cats. Under nourishment was so common that you would be forgiven for thinking that the whole county was populated by matchstick people wearing great big clogs shuffling about in the dreary light of the smoke filled atmosphere that blanketed the whole city from summer to summer. Lowry didn't just paint what he saw. What he painted was as realistic as a photograph. It wer grim.
What a man of intrigue...I think his perfection in his paintings may have displayed somewhat of 'the good sides' of Autism.....Doing 1 thing obsessionally well...As he certainly did...
Lowry was the original Manc. Preceeding Cooper-Clark, Morrissey, Brown and co. If you look closely each painting has a giant two finger salute hidden in his beautiful use of greys.
This is very sad. Very sad. He probably convinced himself that loneliness is better than company because he could not find any, and seems no one tried to become his friend in life. He probably was a virgin when he died too. Imagine that.
Why is it only 16 minutes long? There wasn't much tv content back then. TV stations even closed transmission every night from late evening until 6:00 am. So surely this documentary could have been made to 30 minute length?
I'm concerned about the format. In 1957 when made this should be 4:3 Academy ratio. I do not understand any advantage whatsoever in reframing for wide screen 16:9 because top and bottom frame information and composition is lost. Are we seeing the full image area with the Clark Art processing? There is a fashion for unnecessarily making footage fit widescreen nowadays but resolution is lost so how long is the format likely to last if moving to high res tv?
I think the full image is there but stretched. Squashed Lowry! I hate the obsession with wide screen. I also hate the way editors feel obliged to fill the blank screen either side of vertical mobile phone footage with fuzzy enlargements of the footage we really should be concentrating on! Just leave the rest of the screen black!
To most people , the paintings are crap, the kind of thing a kid would paint.. watching him paint a dog, like a sausage with t stick legs.. I mean come on, is that REALLY art? I guess I like things to look real, rather than child like, but each to their own.. its like some singers with terrible live voices that are hugely popular
+Terence Hutchinson I wont waste too much time here but there is a simplicity and a very clever aspect to his work. If you cannot see that I'm afraid that's your loss.
everyone is entitled to an opinion, but apparently yours is rather trollish, if you don't see the brilliance in the deceptively simple style..then that shows the narrowness of your view. Sad for you
He never claimed to be a great artist, even though he was classically trained... Lowry described himself as 'a man who paints.' Personally I find the style very interesting...
Famous Lowry quote: "You don't need brains to be an artist. You need feelings."
The L S Lowry Painting of the Broken Shop window, My Grandad was in that painting.... He was the paper boy on the bike standing in the street.
Was just listening to the song and crying as it brought back such childhood memories. Thank you so much for this upload.
What song?.@@jody1367
What a beautiful insight into one of England's most important artists.
A simple and humble man with not a hint of the pretentiousness that prevails in the British art movement today.
I don't think that we shall ever see his like again.
Oh for the good old days...Whot!
Seems a bit like he was winging it.
"...Why should you expect people buy your pictures, they didn't ask you to paint them..." 🤣🤣🤣
LOL! He's brilliant:)
...well you don't expect people to buy your paintings - unless you're arrogant. You hope they'll buy them so you can feed yourself. Same as any product.
A very eccentric chap nonetheless
I love the way that the documentary started by saying "he became an artist because he missed the train".
watching him paint shows how good a artist he was
This film featured on BBC4 Fake or Fortune (2015 repeat) tonight and helped prove that a Lowry picture wasn't a fake.
Wonderful man... when he died he left everything to a lady who he’d supported since she was a child, simply because she shared the same surname ...
@Diand Bull what on earth are you on about ? Heather Drew is correct in her statement. Lowry befriended a 13 year old child called Carol Ann Lowry in the 50s. A friendship which lasted until his death and bequeathed everything to her.
@Sol Cutta what on earth are you blabbering on about ?
For me Mr Lowry is the most genuine British artist ever; His celebration of the common people and their life with clear social message is facinating. I enjoy trying to analysing each individual and groups of people in his paintings. His dedication to the working class and their hopes, dreaming and struggles is reveling. He developed his unique style and originality gradually and looking at his work I feel like teleported in the past in the North where the industrial revolution had a major impact on peoples' lifes. There is something, which is very difficult for me to explain but his work reminds me on old photographs that depicted the working class life.
He painted what he was passionate about. That's an artist 🎨
try to see the world from his view - and we are so much like him
I love Lowry's work. With that said his voice sounds like as if John Lennon was old and lived in that time.
I thought the same thing, slightly lennonish sounding. I was in Manchester art gallery today and filmed some lowries there. Just uploaded the video to my channel if you or anyone else wants to see it ?
I thought that too, sounds a lot like Lennon. His mother also seems similar to Aunt Mimi
Lennons a scouser nothing like a manic accent really
@@steadywoodward9390 Liverpool was originally in Lancashire, outlying towns like st Helen's and widnes have strong lancs accents. Theres obviously crossover. The way Lennon emphasises the last word in a sentence is very like Lowry.
Love this Gentleman and all his paintings,, Like myself, he thanks God for what turns out.
He painted what he saw bravo to him
Go to the Lowry in Salford. A fantastic gallery and an insight into just how great an artist you have to be to paint match stick men
One of my favorite artist...a true artist from the heart......sweeeettttt
I PAINT THE PEOPLE AS I SEE THE PEOPLE
HUMBLING, human nature. In the eye of the beholder, it sweeps us into view. Long ago made timeless.
Genius within simplicity.
Just great getting to see & hear the Great man, the movie Mrs Lowry & Son was terrific too, His art is becoming priceless
Fantastic film, love Lowry, he spent his life painting us, a beautiful thing.
Intriguing!! To listen and watch a true artist and master at work In many ways, though he admits he's often asked, there was still much about himself, his work and his life that he still could not understand or explain himself!! An indication of a true artist 😉 Self confessed to being lonely yet at the same time famed for painting crowds!! Living alone in a house with a room full of clocks to "keep him company" In many ways I felt and heard the voice of a man and artist asking for others to understand him?? The beauty with which he brought his paintings with a few strokes and dabs of his brushes and other artistic utensils, including even his finger tips Am a loner myself too and have never understood why it's just not acceptable to at times want if not even have to be alone and at other times thrive on good company and friendship? Mr Lowry It was a pleasure to meet you...✨..
Fascinating. what a gem!
Wonderful film.
Great man
Great documentary on one of Britain's great artists loved every minute of it
12:40 extreme dog painting skill: fewest brushstrokes: genius
Truly magnificent artist, I have tried painting buildings and it is highly difficult, much more than portraits I find, the skill in which he used to paint them is incredible. :)
Beautiful documentary of my favourite artist. Thank you!
Love this! Love his paintings!
I enjoyed that.
An amazing artist!
loved it x
Wonderful!!
Love him
ENGLANDS HUMBLEST SON
Check out his painting of ''BARGOED'' A former mining town in Wales.
Excellent Video well done 👍
Brilliant
many thanks.. GRET FUN :)
You can buy prints. My mum and dad have two.
Big feet LOL I guess those London critics had never seen people in Lancashire clogs. No shadows again I laugh, you can't paint a shadow when a shadow doesn't exist. In that dark drab Mancunian light we would get excited on those rare days that the sun would break through and we would have a shadow and how it would follow us. Matchstick men and matchstick dogs and cats. Under nourishment was so common that you would be forgiven for thinking that the whole county was populated by matchstick people wearing great big clogs shuffling about in the dreary light of the smoke filled atmosphere that blanketed the whole city from summer to summer.
Lowry didn't just paint what he saw. What he painted was as realistic as a photograph. It wer grim.
What a man of intrigue...I think his perfection in his paintings may have displayed somewhat of 'the good sides' of Autism.....Doing 1 thing obsessionally well...As he certainly did...
Genuis
Lowry was the original Manc.
Preceeding Cooper-Clark, Morrissey, Brown and co.
If you look closely each painting has a giant two finger salute hidden in his beautiful use of greys.
The assuredness of his brush stokes, he painted because he had to, the epitome of primitively
This is very sad. Very sad. He probably convinced himself that loneliness is better than company because he could not find any, and seems no one tried to become his friend in life. He probably was a virgin when he died too. Imagine that.
Why is it only 16 minutes long? There wasn't much tv content back then. TV stations even closed transmission every night from late evening until 6:00 am. So surely this documentary could have been made to 30 minute length?
His voice reminds me a bit of John Lennon. I think he might've been an artist like Lowry, if rock and roll hadn't come along and changed everything !
Only thing that pains me is we can't see the colours :o
💙
It's a shame it's not in colour this film
Those pictures reflect loneliness.
Very interesting film.
Was this shown in the cinema or on TV. It's not in 4:3, which is why I am wondering.
I'm concerned about the format. In 1957 when made this should be 4:3 Academy ratio. I do not understand any advantage whatsoever in reframing for wide screen 16:9 because top and bottom frame information and composition is lost. Are we seeing the full image area with the Clark Art processing? There is a fashion for unnecessarily making footage fit widescreen nowadays but resolution is lost so how long is the format likely to last if moving to high res tv?
I think the full image is there but stretched. Squashed Lowry! I hate the obsession with wide screen. I also hate the way editors feel obliged to fill the blank screen either side of vertical mobile phone footage with fuzzy enlargements of the footage we really should be concentrating on! Just leave the rest of the screen black!
He wears a suit n tie whilst painting
Could anyone tell me the painting that lowry did in this documentary were is it now ?
Take a shot of tequila every time he says,”… not at all.”
ENGLANDS OWN
At 5:33 his tone of voice & defensive social nature is a big hint towards Aspergers syndrome.
krsslim it's a possibility
I disagree. A great many creative people feel more at ease and able to work when alone.
I never really liked lowry’s work. I think it’s because it rings home too true. The grim feeling of the north in those days.
Perhaps you would like his early work, magnificent portraits, and self portraits. I think prints are available.
Nope, just speculation :p
This seems inaccurate. The narrator seems to be taking liberties to construct a story about Lowry that is not is own.
I think Lowry depicts loneliness. So he creates all these made up figures that exist together but alone.
To most people , the paintings are crap, the kind of thing a kid would paint.. watching him paint a dog, like a sausage with t stick legs.. I mean come on, is that REALLY art? I guess I like things to look real, rather than child like, but each to their own.. its like some singers with terrible live voices that are hugely popular
rubbish
fantastic
Aggie
What do,you know
childish rubbish enough said
+Terence Hutchinson
I wont waste too much time here but there is a simplicity and a very clever aspect to his work. If you cannot see that I'm afraid that's your loss.
+Terence Hutchinson visual language is like any other. You can be familiar with it or not.
everyone is entitled to an opinion, but apparently yours is rather trollish, if you don't see the brilliance in the deceptively simple style..then that shows the narrowness of your view. Sad for you
He never claimed to be a great artist, even though he was classically trained... Lowry described himself as 'a man who paints.' Personally I find the style very interesting...
Why not have the intelligence & maturity to keep your mouth shut if you have nothing to say. Childish indeed.
He said that he starts with the landscape and not the figures. The painting he painted in this segment was started with figures.