Lot Essay
The present work is a sketch for The Ship Builders (Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight).
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The building of the Frigate; an Old-Time Shipyard
Details
Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A. (1867-1956)
The building of the Frigate; an Old-Time Shipyard
oil on canvas
16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm.)
Painted circa 1910.
The building of the Frigate; an Old-Time Shipyard
oil on canvas
16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm.)
Painted circa 1910.
Provenance
Private collection, Chester, by 1925, and by descent.
Literature
V. Galloway, The Oils and Murals of Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A., London, 1962, p. 24, no. 108.
R. Southey, The Life of Nelson, p. 2, illustrated.
R. Southey, The Life of Nelson, p. 2, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Fine Art Society, The Fine Art Society Story Part 2, 2001, no. 29.
Special notice
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