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Brian Coole Paintings

American, b. 1939

Brian Coole was born in Edgware, Middlesex, England, on February 14th, 1939. He has Irish parents and is affiliated strongly with the USA and is still living. Coole is entirely self-taught. Visits to public museums and galleries is where he gained the influences of William Wyllie through a spectrum ranging to Rembrandt and Canaletto, although in the US, his work is compared to that of Fitz Hugh Lane. Coole's commissions include three historical ship portraits for the National Museum of the Royal Navy, United Kingdom, for permanent display.

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Artist: Brian Coole
"Boston Harbor"
"Boston Harbor"

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