John Austin FGRA (British 20th Century), 'Black Five at Brickyard Crossing',

The Winter Automobilia Online Auction|16 December 2024, 12:20 GMT|Guildford

John Austin FGRA (British 20th Century), 'Black Five at Brickyard Crossing',

signed lower left and dated May '95, oil on canvas, depicting British Railways Stanier 5MT class locomotive number 45186 4-6-0 "Black Five" passing Brickyard Crossing signal box in the southern approaches to Birmingham New Street, passing over the Birmingham and Warwick Junction canal, 50 x 75cm framed.

Footnotes

John Austin FGRA is a Fellow of the Guild of Railway Artists and has been awarded the Guild of Railway Artists Picture of the Year award 20 times in 21 years.

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