Houses In Broughton, 1937

L.S. Lowry is one of Britain’s most iconic and instantly recognisable painters, celebrated for his distinctive depictions of industrial life in the North of England. Best known for his evocative mill scenes and urban landscapes, Lowry captured the daily rhythm of working-class communities, often set against a backdrop of chimneys, factories, and terraced streets.

A keen observer of people, L.S. Lowry was fascinated by the ebb and flow of everyday life—what he called “the battle of life”—and his paintings are populated by his signature "matchstick figures," moving through spaces that feel both familiar and strangely timeless. His work stands apart for its unique visual language: stark compositions, muted colours, and a flattening of perspective that gives his scenes a dreamlike, almost theatrical quality.

This collection has been produced in partnership with The Lowry, the museum and gallery in Salford that houses the world’s largest public collection of paintings and drawings by L.S. Lowry. More than just an artist of the industrial age, Lowry is now widely regarded as one of the most significant British painters of the 20th century, whose art captured not only the landscape of his time, but the humanity within it.