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Niddry Colliery Newcraighall
Noel Brannan
approx. exposed area of image inside frame
13in h x 11in w
watercolour on paper
£350 framed
Item number 1240
The pithead and winding gear at Niddry colliery Newcraighall Fine watercolour of the pithead, winding gear, and associated paraphernalia of a coal mine. The picture has been executed in muted tones over a feint draw outline. with a thin detailing of pen and ink to highlight the architectural forms. This was a rapidly painted work using broad brush strokes and a dry brush thereby allowing the underlying paper to show through and produce the white areas. In the sky, the artist increased the water and paint content to allow mixing of colours indicating rain clouds. If you study the picture using the zoom facility, you will see how the artist has controlled the paint within fixed boundaries allowing blocks of different colours to abut one another without any merging or loss of definition. For the last 60 years this picture has been stored in a portfolio and we are reasonably confidant that these are the original colours painted and that there is virtually no fading. The pit was opened in 1897 and was immediately named the Klondike when it was discovered how much coal was there. However by 1968 the bottom had dropped out of the coal market and the pit was closed. This painting was executed while the pit was still in full working order. This painting was produced while the artist was living in Edinburgh.
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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.
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| Product type |
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painting |
| Date of work |
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1945 |
| How we know the date |
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dated |
| The last owner of the work |
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the artist's widow |
| How we know who the artist is |
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signed |
| How we know the subject |
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Inscribed on the reverse |
| School of painting |
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Modern British |
| Style of painting |
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Representational |
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study representative |
| Dimensions (h x w x d) inches |
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13 x 11 |
| 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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1240 |
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So that you know how we have indexed this picture,
below are the keywords we have used. 
painting, watercolour, paper, Niddry Colliery Newcraighall, The pithead and winding gear at Niddry colliery Newcraighall, Fine watercolour of the pithead, winding gear, and associated paraphernalia of a coal mine. The picture has been executed in muted tones over a feint draw outline. with a thin detailing of pen and ink to highlight the architectural forms. This was a rapidly painted work using broad brush strokes and a dry brush thereby allowing the underlying paper to show through and produce the white areas. In the sky, the artist increased the water and paint content to allow mixing of colours indicating rain clouds. If you study the picture using the zoom facility, you will see how the artist has controlled the paint within fixed boundaries allowing blocks of different colours to abut one another without any merging or loss of definition. For the last 60 years this picture has been stored in a portfolio and we are reasonably confidant that these are the original colours painted and that there is virtually no fading. The pit was opened in 1897 and was immediately named the Klondike when it was discovered how much coal was there. However by 1968 the bottom had dropped out of the coal market and the pit was closed. This painting was executed while the pit was still in full working order., This painting was produced while the artist was living in Edinburgh., 00.00.1945, Modern British, Representational, study, industrial, historical, representative, Industrial buildings., clouds, Newcraighall, fly wheel, brown, purple, blue |
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