The Ruins at Messina, Sicily
Sir Frank William Brangwyn, RA (Bruges 1867 – Ditchling 1956)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1910
Materials
Watercolour and gouache washes over charcoal under drawing on paper
Measurements
910 x 1085 mm
Place of origin
Sicily
Order this imageCollection
Greys Court, Oxfordshire
NT 196018
Summary
Watercolour on paper, The Ruins at Messina, Sicily by Sir Frank William Brangwyn, RA (Bruges 1867 – Ditchling 1956), circa 1910. A scene showing the devastaion following the earthquake of 1910. It follows the central road with the façade of a grand house standing to the left, and more vernacular ruined buildings to the right.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from the Estate of Lady Elizabeth Brunner, 2005.
Credit line
Greys Court, The Brunner Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Sir Frank William Brangwyn, RA (Bruges 1867 – Ditchling 1956), artist