Edward Bainbridge Copnall MBE PRBS Servant's Quarters, Rangoon, Burma

An original 1955 oil painting, Edward Bainbridge Copnall MBE PRBS, Servant's Quarters, Rangoon, Burma.

This vibrant impasto oil painting dates from 1955 when eminent British sculptor Edward Bainbridge Copnall MBE PRBS (1903–1973) was living in Burma. The vivid colouring—lush greens, rich umber and flashes of white—convey the country's sultry heat and verdant vegetation, whilst the title 'Servant's Quarter's' reminds that this was a time when, despite Burma's recent independence from British rule, the legacy of colonialism was still keenly felt.

Oil on canvas on stretchers.