Painter, printmaker and teacher, born in Northam, Devon, full name Ralph Allin Braund. Studied at Bideford School of Art, 1932–6, then Hornsey School of Art, 1936–9, Norman Janes his notable printmaking teacher. He went on to teach at Hornsey College of Art and was ultimately a lecturer at Middlesex Polytechnic, retiring early in 1976 to return to Bideford and painting. Showed widely, including RE, Redfern Gallery, St George’s Gallery, Zwemmer Gallery, RA and abroad. In the British section of the 1954 Venice Biennale, Braund was included with illustrious contemporaries, including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolozzi, Ceri Richards and William Scott. Was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists. Arts Council, British Council, Victoria & Albert Museum and a number of provincial and foreign galleries bought his work.