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L. S. Lowry

1887 - 1976

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Laurence Stephen Lowry ( LAO-ree; 1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist. His drawings and paintings mainly depict Pendlebury, Greater Manchester (where he lived and worked for more than 40 years) as well as Salford and its vicinity. Lowry painted scenes of life in the industrial districts of North West England in the mid-20th century. He developed a distinctive style of painting and is best known for his urban landscapes peopled with human figures, often referred to as "matchstick men". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. L. S. Lowry is the 1,804th most popular painter (up from 1,886th in 2019), the 4,118th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,432nd in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Painter.

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Among painters, L. S. Lowry ranks 1,804 out of 2,023. Before him are Paul Sandby, Theodore Robinson, Albín Brunovský, Helen Allingham, Wang Shimin, and Lawrence Weiner. After him are Emil Filla, Albert Paris Gütersloh, Jean Broc, Ivan Argunov, Vija Celmins, and Konstantin Yuon.

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Among people born in 1887, L. S. Lowry ranks 227. Before him are Govind Ballabh Pant, Fartein Valen, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Edward Andrade, Charles Marion, and Jacob L. Devers. After him are Jakob van Hoddis, René Maran, Albert Paris Gütersloh, Edith Sitwell, Olga Oelkers, and Walter Johnson. Among people deceased in 1976, L. S. Lowry ranks 202. Before him are Carl Benjamin Boyer, Narve Bonna, Markus Reiner, Tarab Abdul Hadi, Anna Kéthly, and Yashpal. After him are Paul Kossoff, Henri Bosco, Hermann Jónasson, Anton Grasser, Norman Foster, and John C. Slater.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, L. S. Lowry ranks 4,119 out of 8,785. Before him are Gia Scala (1934), Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900), Bob Shaw (1931), Annie Kenney (1879), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), and John Lyons (1932). After him are Paul Kossoff (1950), Ajahn Brahm (1951), Neil Aspinall (1941), Matt Monro (1930), Duncan Jones (1971), and Tim Peake (1972).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, L. S. Lowry ranks 90. Before him are Peter Scott (1909), Ben Nicholson (1894), Tracey Emin (1963), Roger Dean (1944), Paul Sandby (1725), and Helen Allingham (1848). After him are Mary Moser (1744), John Hoppner (1758), Joseph Noel Paton (1821), Samuel Palmer (1805), David Wilkie (1785), and William Powell Frith (1819).

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