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Boats and buildings by waterside
Edward Brannan
approx. exposed area of image inside frame
12in h x 8in w
etching on paper
£140 framed
Item number 1732
A man moors a barge against the dock of a busy small harbour in front of fishing boats moored beside the village Splendid etching, executed on the spot of a harbour scene with a man mooring a barge using a thick hawser. The work was produced plein air on a prepared copper plate that would have been returned to the studio for printing. There is no re-etching here, just the artists initial observations on the day. We would refer you to the Glossary for a detailed description of the process of etching. The etching is initialled in the plate and has full margins.
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| About the artist
Born: 1888
Died: 1964
Brannan was a wonderful draughtsman who sketched his native Lincolnshire. He studied at the Lincoln School of art and was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy. His work is in the Usher Gallery in Lincoln and many private collections. His two sons Noel, and Peter were both professional painters. Read an account of this artistic family by Mavis Brannan, Edward's daughter-in-law at www.room4art.com/The-Artistic-Brannans.
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| Product type |
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print - final |
| Date of work |
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1920 |
| How we know the date |
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Artist's daughter-in-law |
| The last owner of the work |
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artist's daughter-in-law |
| How we know who the artist is |
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artist's daughter-in-law |
| How we know the subject |
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Artist's daughter-in-law |
| School of painting |
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Modern British |
| Style of painting |
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Impressionist |
| Approach |
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townscape study impression |
| Dimensions (h x w x d) inches |
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12 x 8 |
| Condition of work |
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very good |
| Recent restoration |
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No known restoration |
| Where exhibited |
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believed never exhibited |
| Quantity available |
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1 |
| Edition of |
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Between 1 and 10 |
| Item number |
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1732 |
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print - final, etching, paper, Boats and buildings by waterside, A man moors a barge against the dock of a busy small harbour in front of fishing boats moored beside the village, Splendid etching, executed on the spot of a harbour scene with a man mooring a barge using a thick hawser. The work was produced plein air on a prepared copper plate that would have been returned to the studio for printing. There is no re-etching here, just the artists initial observations on the day. We would refer you to the Glossary for a detailed description of the process of etching. The etching is initialled in the plate and has full margins., 00.00.1920, Modern British, Impressionist, townscape, study, historical, impression, mooring, buildings, black |
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