"No need to go to London to become a famous painter. You won't find better lamp-posts there."
British painter Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976) is best known for his depictions of life in busy industrial settings, but there is a great deal more to be read from the detail of his paintings. A master of observation and composition, he used street furniture to brilliant effect. Everyday objects--lampposts, telegraph poles, flag poles,...