LS Lowry Mini Wooden Painting: The Cripples (1949)

Display one of LS Lowry’s complex crowd scenes with this framed decoration inspired by The Cripples. Created on FSC-certified wood, the artwork is reproduced within a warm metallic-effect wooden frame and finished with a ribbon for hanging.

Painted in 1949, the original oil painting is a composite study bringing together people with disabilities. The work attracted criticism when it was created, which LS Lowry rejected. Among the many characters is a tall figure walking a dog through the middle ground, possibly included by the artist as a representation of an observer moving through the scene.

This collectable decoration presents a thought-provoking example of LS Lowry’s interest in people who were often overlooked in mid-century British art.