Emmanuel Levy 1900-1986 original signed portrait drawing L S Lowry interest

Works held in the National Portrait Gallery.

Levy was a member of the Manchester Society of Modern Painters, and the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Emmanuel Levy 1900-1986 was a Manchester painter, teacher and art critic.

Levy studied art in Manchester, London and Paris. Under Pierre Valette at the Manchester School of Art he was a fellow student of L S Lowry.

To begin with, he was initially interested in Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism but discarded them later for a more naturalistic style, although within this his range within this style was wide. His central theme was the human condition, in which he produced some powerful works.

Levy’s first exhibition was in 1924 at the Manchester City Gallery, which was to be the first of many both at home and abroad. Among others, he had six solo shows in Manchester between 1925–1963, and a number in London. There was a retrospective at Salford City Art Gallery, 1948; another at Fieldborne Galleries, 1976; and one at Stockport Art Gallery, 1982.

From 1929, for several years, he was Art Critic for Manchester City News and the Evening News. His drawings have appeared on television programmes including the series of Magnolia Street, the saga of Jewish life in Hightown and Cheetham by Louis Golding. He was famous for provokante Jewish-themed works, such as the crucifixion which shows a religious Jewish man nailed to the cross painted in 1942.

Levy was a skilled portraitist. His portrait of physicist Patrick Blackett is held in the National Portrait Gallery. The Ben Uri Gallery and galleries in Manchester, Stockport and Salford also hold his work. Levy himself is included in a National Portrait Gallery collection of photographs.

Levy taught art at Victoria University of Manchester School of Architecture, and was a Lecturer at Manchester and Stockport College of Art during the 1950s and 1960s. He was a member of the Manchester Society of Modern Painters and the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Wonderful original portrait pencil drawing of a girl, by the renowned artist Emmanuel Levy. Signed by the artist E Levy - many comparable examples found online.

The drawing is in excellent original condition, having some very minor fading to the paper commensurate with age. The drawing measures approximately 321mm x 229mm within aperture. The wooden frame is glazed and measures approximately 541mm x 440mm.

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Emmanuel Levy 1900-1986 original signed portrait drawing L S Lowry interest