Ann Brain’s ‘Ploughed Field 2’, an original oil painting, depicts a smooth landscape under a milky blue sky, a cluster of forest bridging the two planes. There is something of Rene Magritte in its mood – a penetrating allure and unease.

Of her work, Brain has reflected that “Art is a mysterious and risky business. I try to look at the world through innocent eyes and paint from the heart, and I hope that people will approach my work with similarly open eyes and minds.” Her landscapes are grounded in an affinity with the natural world, a sensitivity to its oscillation between the benign and unsettling.

A British artist, Brain was born in Coventry and studied art at Coventry University under Terry Frost and Michael Sandle. Settling in Rugby, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum honoured her with a retrospective in 2004 and she has exhibited with the Royal Academy six times.

For collectors of landscapes and surrealism, ‘Ploughed Field 2’ is a fertile find.

Ann BRAIN (1944 - )
'Ploughed Field 2' 1990
oil on canvas
Image Size: 24 x 29 cm
Dimensions: 38 x 43 x 4 cm
Signed: Signed on verso: A Brain; Hand titled and dated on verso: Ploughed Field 2 1990; artist sticker on verso.
Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition: Very Good: Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.

(c) The Artist or Assignee