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
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work of art → |
| artist |
L. S. Lowry
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| artisticPeriod |
20th century art
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| artMovement |
Modern art
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Naïve art NERFINISHED → |
| colorPalette |
browns
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greys → muted tones → off-whites → |
| compositionFeature |
crowded foreground
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industrial skyline background → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| creator |
L. S. Lowry
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| creatorFullName |
Laurence Stephen Lowry
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| creatorNationality |
British
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| depicts |
a pond
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children → crowd of people → dogs → factories → industrial urban scene → smoke → terraced houses → |
| depictsRegion |
Northern England industrial town
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| genre |
cityscape
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landscape painting → |
| hasPart |
bridges or walkways
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chimneys → industrial buildings → matchstick-like figures → water surface → |
| hasPerspective |
elevated viewpoint
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| medium |
oil paint
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| movementDepicted |
children playing
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figures gathering near the pond → people walking → |
| notableFor |
characteristic Lowry industrial scene
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depiction of working-class urban life → use of simplified human figures → |
| style |
Lowry’s matchstick figures style
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| subjectMatter |
everyday life
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working-class community → |
| surface |
canvas
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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L. S. Lowry
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notableWork |