Monday, 19 May 2025

Frank Brangwyn - part 2

Frank Brangwyn (b. Bruges, 13 May 1867: d. Ditchling, Sussex, 11 June 1956) was a British painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and designer, the son of a Welsh architect who specialised in church furnishings, and who was working in Belgium at the time of Frank’s birth. Between 1882–84 he served an apprenticeship with William Morris, and like his master he was active in a variety of fields. He was an Official War Artist during the First World War, and was considered one of the finest draughtsmen of the day; a skilful etcher and lithographer, who also made designs for a great range of objects (furniture, textiles, ceramics, glassware, and jewellery) however, he became best known for his murals. His most famous undertaking in this field was a series of large panels on the theme of the British empire, commissioned by the House of Lords.


All images © Estate of Sir Frank William Brangwyn.

This is part 2 of a 10-part series on the works of Frank Brangwyn:

1904 The Skin Scrapers, No. 1
etching on paper 19.7 x 13.2 cm 

1904 The Road, Montreuil
 etching on paper 27.5 x 35 cm

1904 The Mill Wheel, Montreuil
etching in dark brown ink on paper 33 x 39.2
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia

1904 The Meat Market
woodcut on paper 20.6 x 18 cm

1904 Scaffolding, South  Kensington
 etching on paper 17.1 x 12.7 cm (plate)
The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Illinois

c1904-05 The Rolling Mill
oil on canvas 165.1 x 541 cm
Leeds Art Gallery, Yorkshire, UK

c1904-05 The Blacksmiths
oil on canvas 165.1 x 205.7 cm
Leeds Art Gallery, Yorkshire, UK

1905 Blast Furnace
lithograph in brown ink on wove paper 24.9 x 21.5 cm (image)

1905 Barnard Castle
etching and drypoint with plate-tone printed in brown ink 37.9x 30.5 cm (plate)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

c1905 Urban bridge scene
etching on paper 40 x x 35.5 cm
Queensland Art Galley of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia

c1905 The Lord Mayor's Show in olden days
oil on canvas 52 x 62 cm
Guildhall Art Gallery, London

c1905 Fishmongers Wharf, London Bridge 
etching on paper 18.7 x 12.3 cm (plate)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

1906 Santa Maria Della Salute
etching on paper 76.2 x 89 cm

1906 Old Houses (Ghent, Belgium)
etching on paper 55.5 x 60.8 cm
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

1906 Modern Commerce
details not found

1906 Breaking up the Caledonia
etching on paper 54 x 80.1 cm (image)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

1906 A Venetian funeral
oil on canvas 228.6 x 274.3 cm
Leeds Art Gallery, Yorkshire, UK

 
1906 Windmills, Bruges
etching in black on laid paper 47.9 x 52.7 cm (plate)

1906 Unloading bricks at Ghent
graphite and lithographic crayon on paper30.4 x 35.5 cm

1906 The Tow Rope
etching on pape 53 x 80 cm
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

1906 The Rialto, Venice
etching and drypoint in black 39 x 33 cm (plate)

c1906 The Spinners
oil on canvas 165.1 x 541 cm
Leeds Art Gallery, UK

c1906 Barges, Bruges
 etching on paper 35.2 x 37.5 cm

1907 The boatyard, Venice
etching on paper 49.3 x 70.1 cm (plate)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

1907 Santa Maria
etching and plate-tone 27.7 x 36.8 cm (plate)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1907 Church of St Austrebert, Montreuil
etching, sandpaper ground on cream wove paper 52.6 x 62.8 cm
Queensland Art Galley of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia

1907 Bridge, Barnard Castle
etching in brown on cream wove paper 44.5 x 55.5 cm (image)
Art Institute of Chicago, IL

1907 Boatbuilders, Venice
etching in brown on cream wove paper 51.8 x 65.6 cm (plate)

1908 Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice (through the rigging)
etching on paper 53 x 80.5 cm

1908 Old Hammersmith
etching and drypoint and plate-tone printed in black and brown ink 55.4 x 70,7 cm (plate)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1908 Mars and Venus
oil on canvas 116 x 153.7 cm
Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin

1908 Cornfield, Montreuil
etching in brown & umber ink on paper 22.2 x 35.5 cm (image)
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia

1908 Apse of St. Walburgh, Furnes
etching on wove paper 37.5 x 42 cm

1908 A Café, Furnes
etching in black on laid paper 25.2 x 25 cm (plate)

c1908 The Old Kitchen, Bruges
oil on board 45 x 55 cm

1908 Windmill, Dixmuden
etching on paper 55 x 74 cm

1908 The Water Carrier
ink on paper 17.8 x 22.7 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth, UK

1908 The Rajah's Birthday
oil on canvas 115.5 x 154.9 cm
 Leeds Art Gallery, UK

1908 The Inn of the Parrot
etching on paper 55.3 x 37.7 cm (image)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

1908 The Black Mill, Winchelsea
etching, plate-tone and spit-biting printed in black and brown ink 57.7 x 68 cm (plate)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1909c Man with nude torso holding a sledgehammer
lithograph on paper 38.5 x 28 cm

1909 The Meat Market
woodcut on paper 34.8 x 51.6 cm

1909 Church of Notre Dame 
etching on paper 59 x 76.5 cm

designed 1910 Cabinet
cherry wood, coloured composition h.173 x w.136.5 x d.83 cm
V&A Museum, London

1910 Church of Il Spirito Santo, Messina
etching on paper 58.3 x 73.4 cm

1910 Bridge at Alcantara
etching, aquatint and drypoint on laid paper 33 x 43 cm

1910 A picnic in the woods
black chalk and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour, on brown paper 53.5 x 71.5 cm

1910 A gate of Naples
etching, drypoint and plate-tone printed in brown ink
52.9 x 45.4 cm (plate)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1910 A door, Cahors
etching printed in brown ink 16 x 22.6 cm (plate)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne


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