Man Lying On Wall
Man Lying On Wall
Signed Print
L S Lowry
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40 x 50cm, Edition of 500, Lithograph
Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 500
Year: 1957
Size: H 40cm x W 50cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: December 2024
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Meaning & Analysis
Man Lying On Wall is a lithograph from 1957 by L. S. Lowry showing a comical image of a well-dressed man lying on his back on top of a brick wall. The artist’s initials can be seen on the man’s briefcase, propped up next to his umbrella on the ground. As Lowry developed his style and tired of industrial landscapes, his attention increasingly turned to the people that populated his more famous works.
Alongside works like Figures In The Park and Group Of Children, Man Lying On Wall is an example of Lowry’s style that focused on small groups of figures and portraits of individuals painted on a plain white ground with little or no architectural landscape setting. The artist was insistent on the fact these portraits were all based on real characters he saw in and around Greater Manchester, often people he saw living on the streets whilst working as a rent collector.
Lowry said of this work, “People refuse to believe me when I tell them I saw a man dressed just like that, doing just that, from the top of a bus…It was the umbrella propped against the wall which caught my eye and prompted the picture. The chap was well-dressed and obviously enjoying the smoke and his rest. I couldn’t resist doing him as a subject.”
Born in 1887, L. S. Lowry was a key figure in 20th century British painting. Known for his distinctive painterly style and 'matchstick men', Lowry aimed to put industry on the map by typically focusing on scenes from his hometown in the North West of England. The naivety of his art drew criticism, yet has stood the test of time with the artist becoming a household name. Lowry has consistently performed in the secondary market, with works such as Going To The Match achieving a value of £2,919,000 in 2021 and the editioned prints remaining highly sought after.
