Frank William Brangwyn (1867 - 1956)
1867-05-12Bruges, Belgium1956-06-11Ditchling, United KingdomBelgium, United Kingdom
Frank William Brangwyn
Frank William Brangwyn was a Welsh artist, painter, watercolourist, printmaker, illustrator, and designer.
As well as paintings and drawings, he produced designs for stained glass, furniture, ceramics, glass tableware, buildings and interiors, was a lithographer and woodcutter and was a book illustrator. It has been estimated that during his lifetime Brangwyn produced over 12,000 works. His mural commissions would cover over 22,000 sq ft of canvas, he painted over 1,000 oils, over 660 mixed media works (watercolours, gouache), over 500 etchings, about 400 wood-engravings and woodcuts, 280 lithographs, 40 architectural and interior designs, 230 designs for items of furniture and 20 stained glass panels and windows.
Date and place of birt: | 12 may 1867, Bruges, Belgium |
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Date and place of death: | 11 june 1956, Ditchling, United Kingdom |
Nationality: | Belgium, United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Designer, Painter |
Genre: | Cityscape, Genre art |
Art style: | Art Nouveau, Modern art |