The Pond

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"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artist L. S. Lowry NERFINISHED
artisticPeriod 20th century art
artMovement Modern art NERFINISHED
Naïve art NERFINISHED
colorPalette browns
greys
muted tones
off-whites
compositionFeature crowded foreground
industrial skyline background
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator L. S. Lowry NERFINISHED
creatorFullName Laurence Stephen Lowry NERFINISHED
creatorNationality British
depicts a pond
children
crowd of people
dogs
factories
industrial urban scene
smoke
terraced houses
depictsRegion Northern England industrial town
genre cityscape
landscape painting
hasPart bridges or walkways
chimneys
industrial buildings
matchstick-like figures
water surface
hasPerspective elevated viewpoint
medium oil paint
movementDepicted children playing
figures gathering near the pond
people walking
notableFor characteristic Lowry industrial scene
depiction of working-class urban life
use of simplified human figures
style Lowry’s matchstick figures style
subjectMatter everyday life
working-class community
surface canvas

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
L. S. Lowry
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