Peter Brannan, Village school, 1970, oil on board painting

Peter Brannan (1926-1994)

Village School

Oil on board

Signed and dated

60 x 78 cm

70 x 88 cm (frame)

Provenance; Trafford Gallery and Christie’s labels verso

Peter Brannan was a painter, draughtsman, printmaker and teacher, born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, in 1926. He studied at Grimsby School of Art and Leicester College of Art before establishing his career in Newark, Nottinghamshire, where he taught art for approximately 30 years. He later lived and worked in Welbourn, Lincolnshire.

Brannan is best known for his paintings of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, particularly coastal scenes, beaches and dunes, townscapes, architecture and still life. His work combines a strong sense of place with influences from the French Post-Impressionists and the still-life tradition of Chardin. His paintings of Newark were an important part of his practice, alongside his continuing interest in the Lincolnshire coast.

Brannan was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) in 1960, the year of his first London exhibition, and later served as President of the Lincolnshire and South Humberside Artists. His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy and the English Art Club, as well as in exhibitions with the RBA.

Selected Exhibitions

·            Royal Society of British Artists exhibitions

·            Royal Academy

·            New English Art Club

·            Trafford Gallery, London — a series of solo exhibitions

·            Usher Gallery, Lincoln — One Man Exhibition, 1978

·            Goldmark Gallery, Uppingham — retrospective exhibition, 1995

His work is held in public collections including the Usher Gallery, Lincoln, and Newark Town Hall Museum.