This early work of a crowd watching a trade union procession, with the mills of Manchester in the background, is typical of Lowry's dispassionate observation of human life. The loneliness which prompted Lowry to paint pervades much of his work.
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Title of artwork, date
A Procession, 1929
Date supported
1993
Medium and material
Oil on board
Dimensions
38 x 53 cm
Gifted by
Anthony Carlisle
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