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Constructing South Pier, Mevagissey

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Falmouth Art Gallery

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The Cornish period was important in Brangwyn’s development and this painting is perhaps the most fascinating of his Newlyn-style works. To get to Mevagissey the artist left London aboard the Waterford Packet in October 1887. He landed at Falmouth, where he more than likely visited his good friend and mentor Charles Napier Hemy (1841–1917), RA. From Falmouth he travelled to St Austell, and then walked carrying his painting materials to Mevagissey, where he painted plein-air in the modern Newlyn style. Brangwyn’s short time in the area was important, helping him to concentrate on the half-tones that vary so subtly in the constantly changing Cornish light. At the beginning of 1888, he began this view of the construction of the outer harbour.

Falmouth Art Gallery

Falmouth

Title

Constructing South Pier, Mevagissey

Date

1888

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 51 x W 76 cm

Accession number

FAMAG:2006.16

Acquisition method

purchased with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund, 2006

Work type

Painting

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Municipal Buildings, The Moor, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 2RT England

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