In 1957, the painter showed the BBC how he built up his pictures of industrial urban life from his imagination, and described the loneliness that informed them.

From the comfort of his own living room and inner sanctuary, we’ll hear from Lowry himself, his real voice lip-synced by one ...

In the clip, Lowry can be heard talking about selling his first painting at the age of 34 in an interview with a researcher ...

Exclusive: Sir Ian McKellen portrays artist in BBC documentary that draws on trove of previously unheard recordings ...

The untold story of Lowry and why he wasn’t the working-class hero you think he was - IN FOCUS: Fifty years after Lowry’s ...

There’s a lot more to LS Lowry than his matchstick men. A visit to the artist’s hometown reveals how his legacy helped turn a derelict dockland into the thriving creative hub of Salford Quays ...

Actor Sir Ian McKellen will portray the acclaimed English artist LS Lowry “through his own voice” using unheard recordings from his final days in a new BBC documentary. The Lord Of The Rings star, 86, ...

A sketch by LS Lowry that was raffled off for charity 55 years ago is to go under the hammer next month. Drawn in 1970, A Harassed Mother is one of the more than 8,000 drawings the Salford artist ...

Less well known in the U.S. than in his native England, L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) profited and suffered from a reputation not unlike that of Norman Rockwell in the States. He was popular, but for a long ...

The Lord Of The Rings star will play the painter using recordings from his final days.