L.S. Lowry

The book begins with the previously unpublished transcripts of the broadcasts which cast a unique light on Lowrys art and developing reputation. In addition to all the usual elements of an art historical monograph on this scale, Rosenthal has devoted chapters to Lowrys technique, his visual friendship with his fellow painter David Carr; and a serious analysis and rebuttal of a theory that has advanced the view that Lowry suffered from Aspergers Disease. With 256 illustrations of which 205 are in full colour, Rosenthals book is, and will remain, an indispensable guide to Lowrys extensive oeuvre and the cultural and psychological forces that shaped it.