Arthur Delaney was a British painter best known for his street scenes of 1930s-era Manchester. Rendered in sepia-tone ochres, his work is filled with lively details of life from that time, such as double-decker tramcars, busy pedestrians, and civil architecture. Delaney's work is directly influenced and references the work of prominent Lancashire-based painter L.S. Lowry, with a similar interest in capturing urban life. Born on December 9, 1927 in Manchester, England, Delaney began working in a local textile design studio when he was 13, where he remained for the next three decades. Delaney's work was well received regionally, earning exhibitions and honors such as a 1974 show at Tib Lane Gallery in Manchester and at the Royal Academy in London, England.
