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Lowry, n.2|ˈlaʊərɪ|
[The name of Laurence S. Lowry (1887–1976), British painter.]
Used attrib. or absol. to designate a figure, scene (esp. an urban industrial landscape), etc., which is reminiscent or characteristic of Lowry's work. Also in comb., as Lowry-like a.
1945M. Ayrton in Spectator 23 Feb. 171/2 The Lowry figure is a mindless, herded, seedy figment painted into an industrial landscape which is in a class by itself. 1951M. Collis Discovery of L. S. Lowry 17, I saw that it was a Lowry house, not unlike the Georgian house in the centre of An Island. 1966Guardian 31 Oct. 8/3, I look down on the Lowry landscape—asphalt and figures passing and repassing: the leaden sky, the walkers padded out against the cold. 1987C. Phillips European Tribe xiii. 108 Moving between, in and around them, were Lowry-like figures in black, shuffling their way to and from work. 1988Vogue Aug. 20/1 Part of the pleasure of seeing the Lowrys in Salford lay in spotting Lowry figures next to the pictures.
So Lowryˈesque, ˈLowryish, adjs., reminiscent of Lowry's landscapes or scenes.
1961Punch 5 July 17/2 The difference between Yorkshire breadth of human nature and Lancashire Lowry-ish leanness is the difference between woollens and cottons. 1969Guardian 8 Nov. 9/4 The urban landscapes are Lowryesque. 1973Ibid. 18 Oct. 17 This Lowryesque scene is from Helen Bradley's ‘Miss Carter Came With Us’. 1992Daily Tel. 10 Feb. 4/7 It..shows Lowryesque children learning against a backcloth of smoking stacks and grimy cottages. |