L. S. Lowry
                           (1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976)

   A portrait of Laurence Stephen Lowry.
                                                                By Robert Lewis Booth 
     Oil on canvas board panel, size: 18" x 14" :- 457 x 356mm.

When compiling this portrait of Lowry, I decided to paint him as
he would appear in his early seventies, this was the age when his reputation began to establish, it was then in 1962 he was elected an RA, It was during this time when his fame and success developed.
Also In the portrait I have chosen two paintings of Lowry’s for the background, these are not to any scale but suit my purpose, the one to the right is titled "A Group of People” LOVE THEM! and the one to the left is a part of “The Procession”
As you can see, Lowry painted in his shirt, tie, waistcoat and an old suit, wiping his brushes on his sleeves and lapels.

                       Portrait of Adolphe Valette                                                   Laurence Stephen Lowry's teacher
     Oil on canvas board panel, size: 18" x 14"  :-  457 x 356mm.
​        by Robert Lewis Booth  

French Impressionist painter, Pierre Adolphe Valette (1876-1942) was born in St Etienne France, he moved to England in 1904 and then later arriving in Manchester, in 1906 where he became Art Master at the Municipal School of Art Manchester he influenced his pupils with his impressionistic styles. Valettes most acclaimed paintings are of Edwardian Manchester, some are now in the collection of Manchester Art Gallery. one of his pupils was Laurence Stephen Lowry,
who went on to achieve world wide fame.