Workmen on a ladder

Details

Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A. (British, 1867-1956)
Workmen on a ladder
signed and inscribed 'from Brangwyn to/William Belleroche' (lower centre)
oil on board
21 x 27 ¾ in. (53.4 x 70.5 cm.)

Provenance

Count William de Belleroche, sold Christie's, London, 18 July 1961, lot 124.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's. London, 2 October 1996, lot 30.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 August 2005, lot 13, where acquired by the present owner.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

In 1924 the House of Lords voted to commemorate the First World War by completing the Victorian decorations (commissioned by Prince Albert from Daniel Maclise) in the Royal Gallery in the House of Lords. Lord Iveagh offered the fee and chose Sir Frank Brangwyn to complete the British Empire Panels, supported by other lords.

This work is an oil study for the central panel.

Workmen on a ladder

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