Born in Bruges, of Welsh extraction. English School. Studied at South Kensington. Went to sea and travelled widely. His work is mostly on an imaginative and heroic scale. A.R.A. 1904, R.A. 1919. Represented in Melbourne National Gallery by two works.
The total number of works by Frank Brangwyn offered for sale by auction since 1967 is 258, of which 175 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $210,000 for The Convict Ship sold by Sotheby's in October 1987. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Frank Brangwyn are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Frank William Brangwyn is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
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