Label TextIn this painting, as in NGI 4007, Lowry has shown great skill in creating the illusion of a black and white mezzotint pinned to a wooden board. The illusionism is compounded by the inclusion of a key hanging from a nail above the print. The image on the print is most-probably a self-portrait, as the artist's family name is written below it. Although born in England, Lowry spent a great deal of time in Ireland, working chiefly in the east of the country.
Label TextIn this painting, as in NGI 4007, Lowry has shown great skill in creating the illusion of a black and white mezzotint pinned to a wooden board. The illusionism is compounded by the inclusion of a key hanging from a nail above the print. The image on the print is most-probably a self-portrait, as the artist's family name is written below it. Although born in England, Lowry spent a great deal of time in Ireland, working chiefly in the east of the country.
