Benjamin Aylett Branfill New Zealand, 1828-99
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About Benjamin Aylett Branfill
Born in Ireland in 1828, Benjamin Branfill arrived in Nelson, New Zealand in the 1880s as a Lieut. Colonel in the British Army. A topographical artist and portraitist, he was a teacher at the Bishopdale Skethcing Club, (now the Nelson Suter Art Society) and a founding member of the Suter Art Gallery in Nelson. He exhibited with the Fine Arts Association in Wellington in 1883 and 1884 And the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington form 1890 to 1897.
Only 2 works by this artist are listed in our database as being sold, of the 4 works offered for sale.
Benjamin Aylett Branfill is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 27
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