Lowry was born in Stretford, Lancashire, and his paintings typically depict Salford and nearby areas including Pendlebury, where he lived and worked for over 40 years.
Lowry studied at Manchester Academy of Fine Art and Salford Royal Technical College in Peel Park, and developed a deep admiration for Pre-Raphaelites like Ford Madox Brown and Rossetti.
It was when Lowry's family moved from a leafy suburb to the factory chimneys of Pendlebury that he found his subject matter of urban landscapes.
Lowry used a very basic range of colours which he mixed on his palette. He often painted in suits, daubing paint on the lapels and sleeves as he worked.
When Lowry's father died in 1932, Lowry spent seven years looking after his bedridden mother. This was a time of isolation and growing despair in Lowry's life, reflected in paintings which depicted derelict buildings and wastelands.
Lowry has the record for the most honours declined, having turned down five between 1955 and 1976, including a knighthood.
He died of pneumonia in 1976 aged 88.
The first Google Doodle appeared in 1998 when the search engine's founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page replaced the logo with a picture of a Burning Man, to notify the world that they had gone on holiday to the Burning Man Festival.
[TelegraphUK]
Lowry has the record for the most honours declined, having turned down five between 1955 and 1976, including a knighthood.
He died of pneumonia in 1976 aged 88.
The first Google Doodle appeared in 1998 when the search engine's founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page replaced the logo with a picture of a Burning Man, to notify the world that they had gone on holiday to the Burning Man Festival.
[TelegraphUK]
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