Blacksmiths (D1552)

Brangwyn Portfolio

c1910

Chalk drawing

Inscription: monogram and date b.l. ‘FB 1910’

Owner: pwu

Ill: Brangwyn Portfolio 13 (27×30.2cm); Shaw-Sparrow, Prints & Drawings by Frank Brangwyn, John Lane, The Bodley Head London 1919 facing p252

Two blacksmiths, nude torsos.  Back view of man on left, front view of sulky looking man to right, leaning on a pole and resting his head against his right hand. Sparrow says it is a study for The Blacksmiths but haven’t discovered relevant painting.