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Frank Brangwyn

Windmill, Dixmuden

Description

Maker

Frank Brangwyn (British, 1867-1956)

Title

Windmill, Dixmuden

Year

1908

Medium

  • Etching on zinc plate with roulette,
  • open bite,
  • and plate tone on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Etching on zinc plate with roulette,
  • open bite,
  • and plate tone on wove paper

Materials

null

Supports

  • null,
  • medium weight cream wove paper mounted on board,
  • wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 55.6 x 76.2 cm (21 7/8 x 30 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:signed in pencil under platemark on right:Frank Brangwyn; numbered in LR: 7/172

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift in the name of Walter Callender by his son, Walter R. Callender

Object Number

29.113

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Visions and Revisions
Feb 15, 2019 – Aug 04, 2019

Label copy

A large windmill set against a darkening sky dominates this image of a farmer gathering his herd before a storm. Starting from a sketch of a real mill in the Belgian town of Diksmuide, Brangwyn enlarges the typical Rembrandtian landscape to an unprecedented scale, replacing harmonious country views with a more ominous

vision of the disquieting power of nature. Using large zinc plates, strong nitrous acid, thick inks, and selective wiping, Brangwyn developed a bold technique ideally suited to his aesthetic goals.

Born in Belgium to Welsh parents, Brangwyn received no formal artistic education but worked with success in a variety of media. Although he claimed that art schools “only produce a lot of clever imitators,” his own style was inspired by a number of earlier artists, including Rembrandt.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Frank Brangwyn (British, 1867-1956)
Windmill, Dixmuden, 1908
Etching on zinc plate with roulette, open bite, and plate tone on wove paper
Plate: 55.6 x 76.2 cm (21 7/8 x 30 inches)
Gift in the name of Walter Callender by his son, Walter R. Callender 29.113

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