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Mill Vale of Trent
Edward Brannan
approx. exposed area of image inside frame
10in h x 12in w
watercolour on paper
£400 framed
Item number 1689
A derelict windmill in the vale of Trent with ancillary buildings and trees Beautiful watercolour of a derelict windmill standing in a flat plain with ancillary houses and buildings. This painting is an extremely fine example of pure water colouring. It has been produced on the spot or 'plein air' from nature. The artist has painted watercolour directly on to the paper using a wet solution of paint. He has started with the sky adding layers of more intense colour to produce a painting of great tonal variations. By using a wet technique he has allowed the colours to run at the margins and blend in the surrounding areas. This is very noticeable if you run the zoom across the trees and the standing stone. Maybe you can identify this or the windmill. The painting is nearly 90 years old so it may have been demolished or more hopefully, restored. Over to you.
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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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painting |
| Date of work |
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1920 |
| How we know the date |
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our estimate |
| 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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Representational |
| Approach |
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landscape study representative |
| Dimensions (h x w x d) inches |
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10 x 12 |
| 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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1 |
| Item number |
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1689 |
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below are the keywords we have used. 
painting, watercolour, paper, Mill Vale of Trent, A derelict windmill in the vale of Trent with ancillary buildings and trees, Beautiful watercolour of a derelict windmill standing in a flat plain with ancillary houses and buildings. This painting is an extremely fine example of pure water colouring. It has been produced on the spot or 'plein air' from nature. The artist has painted watercolour directly on to the paper using a wet solution of paint. He has started with the sky adding layers of more intense colour to produce a painting of great tonal variations. By using a wet technique he has allowed the colours to run at the margins and blend in the surrounding areas. This is very noticeable if you run the zoom across the trees and the standing stone. Maybe you can identify this or the windmill. The painting is nearly 90 years old so it may have been demolished or more hopefully, restored. Over to you., 00.00.1920, Modern British, Representational, landscape, study, plant, farming, representative, Building, trees, Vale of Trent, green, brown, blue |
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