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Welcome to the official James Lawrence Isherwood website.
This site has been lovingly created with the support of the Isherwood family as a showcase for the work of the famous Wigan artist.
His sister-in-law supplied us with the following statement of support -
I am delighted to give my blessing to this, the official J Lawrence Isherwood Website.
My brother-in-law, James Lawrence Isherwood, (Jim) devoted his whole life to art.
At last the passionate, unique paintings have taken their rightful place in the art world.
~ Molly Isherwood ~
Now highly acclaimed in the art world, the work of Isherwood, and indeed his personal battles, were frowned upon by society at large. Now, the art world salutes him as one of the last true “impressionist” painters.
This website charts his personal life story and opens up his world with an Isherwood gallery inspired by London and Wigan alike.
We hope you enjoy the site and your comments are welcome
Some recent posts from the official Isherwood website
- 12 April 2012 : Isherwood Exhibition 2012
April 28 to May 12, 2012 An exhibition and sale of almost 100 paintings by Isherwood was held at the premises of antiques dealer, Colin de Rouffignac, in Standish near Wigan. Colin, [More...]
- 22 March 2012 : Isherwood Diary
Isherwood never kept a day to day diary and chose to make copious, often fragmented, notes in Silverline students’ notebooks. Many of the diaries were either destroyed by Isherwood or [More...]
- 12 November 2011 : When thieves raided Isherwood’s home
It is well-known that throughout his life, Isherwood found it difficult to sell his paintings. And so many were in his home in Wigan, it was impossible to discover if any [More...]
- 12 November 2011 : Isherwood at Christmas
Following the death of his mother, Jim Isherwood spent some Christmas days alone. One diary entry reads: “Got up at 3. Fed the birds. Painted 11 pictures.” At times like this, [More...]
- 30 October 2011 : 1972 Letter
The following transcript is of a letter Isherwood sent to his friends Molly and Keith Routledge, below this is a copy of the actual letter in Isherwood's hand. It gives [More...]
