Lake Landscape (1950) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Lake Landscape (1950) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Lake Landscape (1950) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

River Scene (1935) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

River Scene (1935) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

River Scene (1935) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

A Procession (1929) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

A Procession (1929) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

A Procession (1929) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Derelict Building (1941) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Derelict Building (1941) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Derelict Building (1941) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Grantley Hall near Ripon (1952) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Grantley Hall near Ripon (1952) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Grantley Hall near Ripon (1952) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

The Park (1946) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

The Park (1946) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

The Park (1946) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

An Organ Grinder (1934) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

An Organ Grinder (1934) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

An Organ Grinder (1934) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Head of a Man (1938) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Head of a Man (1938) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Head of a Man (1938) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Factory at Widnes (1956) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Factory at Widnes (1956) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Factory at Widnes (1956) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Landscape with Figures (1973) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Landscape with Figures (1973) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Landscape with Figures (1973) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Landscape with Figures (1973) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

At the seaside (1969) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

At the seaside (1969) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

At the seaside (1969) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Landscape (1958) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Landscape (1958) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Landscape (1958) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Street in Maryport (1966) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Street in Maryport (1966) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Dewars Lane, Berwick-on-Tweed (circa 1936) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Dewars Lane, Berwick-on-Tweed (circa 1936) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Portrait of a boy with tie (1966) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Portrait of a boy with tie (1966) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

House on Botany, Clifton (1926) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

House on Botany, Clifton (1926) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Scene (1951) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Industrial Scene (1951) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Woman with Beard (1957) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Woman with Beard (1957) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

My word for today is ‘Tchotchke’, a Yiddish noun, meaning a a knickknack or trinket; a decorative item or souvenir of little value.