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Niddry Colliery Newcraighall
Noel Brannan
approx. exposed area of image inside frame
11in h x 13in w
watercolour on paper
£350 framed
Item number 1573
Industrial scene of the Niddry colliery at Newcraighall near Edinburgh Fine watercolour of the pithead, winding gear and a coal conveyor at Niddry Colliery. The picture was sketched out in pen and ink with watercolour detailing applied to accentuate shadows and light. Broad brush strokes in pastel shades have been applied with a dry brush to avoid merging at the margins where different colours meet. This is a very controlled and successful painting that has been stored in a portfolio for over 60 years. We are reasonably sure that these are the original colours painted with very little fading or discolouration. 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. Painted while the artist was resident 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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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 |
| 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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11 x 13 |
| 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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1573 |
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below are the keywords we have used. 
painting, watercolour, paper, Niddry Colliery Newcraighall, Industrial scene of the Niddry colliery at Newcraighall near Edinburgh, Fine watercolour of the pithead, winding gear and a coal conveyor at Niddry Colliery. The picture was sketched out in pen and ink with watercolour detailing applied to accentuate shadows and light. Broad brush strokes in pastel shades have been applied with a dry brush to avoid merging at the margins where different colours meet. This is a very controlled and successful painting that has been stored in a portfolio for over 60 years. We are reasonably sure that these are the original colours painted with very little fading or discolouration. 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., Painted while the artist was resident in Edinburgh, 00.00.1945, Modern British, Representational, study, industrial, historical, representative, buildings, clouds, Near Edinburgh, brown, purple, green |
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