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λ BRIAN SHIELDS (BRAAQ) (BRITISH 1951-1997), INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE λ BRIAN SHIELDS (BRAAQ) (BRITISH 1951-1997)INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE Oil on board Signed with pseudonym, dated 76 and inscribed F.B.A. ANN (lower left)20.5 x 28.5cm (8 x 11 in.)Provenance:Gifted by the artistThence by descent to the present owner Brian Shields' artistic talent shone through from a young age. His pseudonym BRAAQ was a nickname that developed at school from the mis-spelling of the French artist Georges Braque. Despite this, his family discouraged a career in the arts and Shields took a position as a chef in a hotel in Harrogate. The following three lots were gifted by the artist to a family from Harrogate. They would sometimes host Shields when he was short of money and he became a good family friend. Shields is best known for his industrial landscapes depicting his hometown of Liverpool. The works are full of nostalgia and childhood memories. Both 'Children Playing' and 'Industrial Landscape' are inscribed with the word 'Ann'. This inscription refers to Shields' younger sister who died at a young age and is sometimes depicted in his paintings wearing a striped shirt. Ann is shown riding a bicycle in 'Children Playing' and walking in the foreground of the 'Industrial Landscape'.
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λ BRIAN SHIELDS (BRAAQ) (BRITISH 1951-1997), INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE λ BRIAN SHIELDS (BRAAQ) (BRITISH 1951-1997)INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE Oil on board Signed with pseudonym, dated 76 and inscribed F.B.A. ANN (lower left)20.5 x 28.5cm (8 x 11 in.)Provenance:Gifted by the artistThence by descent to the present owner Brian Shields' artistic talent shone through from a young age. His pseudonym BRAAQ was a nickname that developed at school from the mis-spelling of the French artist Georges Braque. Despite this, his family discouraged a career in the arts and Shields took a position as a chef in a hotel in Harrogate. The following three lots were gifted by the artist to a family from Harrogate. They would sometimes host Shields when he was short of money and he became a good family friend. Shields is best known for his industrial landscapes depicting his hometown of Liverpool. The works are full of nostalgia and childhood memories. Both 'Children Playing' and 'Industrial Landscape' are inscribed with the word 'Ann'. This inscription refers to Shields' younger sister who died at a young age and is sometimes depicted in his paintings wearing a striped shirt. Ann is shown riding a bicycle in 'Children Playing' and walking in the foreground of the 'Industrial Landscape'.
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