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Halfpenny Bridge Bath
Noel Brannan

approx. exposed area of image inside frame
12in h x 14in w
brush & indian ink on paper

£460 framed

Item number 1148

The Halfpenny bridge across the Avon in Bath

This is a lovely painting of the Halfpenny bridge built in 1878 of iron and brick. The painting was executed with brush and wash using a black Indian ink. The highlights and shadowing are produced using a very dry brush dragged across the paper. The effect is very striking and gives an impression of scale. The building is a suspension bridge with two end towers similar in design to Brunel's bridge over the Avon gorge at Bristol. The original wooden bridge built in 1863, collapsed under the weight of people travelling to the Bath and west show in 1877, killing 8 people. The bridge derives it's name from the original toll.

Painted while the artist was resident in Bath


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About the artist

Born: 1924

Died: 2004

Noel Brannan was a pupil of the Lincoln College of art. He was fortunate that his father was a Professional artist and taught his son from an early age. After working for the Admiralty he became an art teacher, exhibiting widely , including the Royal academy. His work was included in the influential Book of the early 1950's "Artist's of fame and promise. Read an account of this artistic family by Noel's wife, Mavis Brannan, at www.room4art.com/The-Artistic-Brannans.

Product type		painting
Date of work		1946
How we know the date		dated
The last owner of the work		the artist's widow
How we know who the artist is		signed
How we know the subject		Inscribed on the reverse
School of painting		Modern British
Style of painting		Representational
Approach		townscape study representative
Dimensions (h x w x d) inches		12 x 14
Condition of work		very good
Recent restoration		No known restoration
Where exhibited		believed never exhibited
Quantity available		1
Edition of		1
Item number		1148

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painting, brush & indian ink, paper, Halfpenny Bridge Bath, The Halfpenny bridge across the Avon in Bath, This is a lovely painting of the Halfpenny bridge built in 1878 of iron and brick. The painting was executed with brush and wash using a black Indian ink. The highlights and shadowing are produced using a very dry brush dragged across the paper. The effect is very striking and gives an impression of scale. The building is a suspension bridge with two end towers similar in design to Brunel's bridge over the Avon gorge at Bristol. The original wooden bridge built in 1863, collapsed under the weight of people travelling to the Bath and west show in 1877, killing 8 people. The bridge derives it's name from the original toll., Painted while the artist was resident in Bath, 00.00.1946, Modern British, Representational, townscape, study, transport, representative, stone towers, Bath, grey

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