L. S. Lowry 's self-portraits in his `` Horrible Heads '' series were inspired by Vincent Van Gogh 's portraits shown at the Manchester Art Gallery after 1930 .
Many paintings produced during this period were damning self-portraits ( often referred to as the `` Horrible Heads '' series ) , which demonstrate the influence of expressionism and may have been inspired by an exhibition of Vincent van Gogh 's work at Manchester Art Gallery in 1931 .
L. S. Lowry