French artist Thomas Couture (1815-1879) found himself caught between two competing worlds - anchored by the rocks of traditional thinking yet tethered to the raging forces of modernity.
The often-outspoken 19th-century art critic, John Ruskin (1819-1900) argued that great art is "the expression of the spirits of great men" and it took a great painter to capture the true character ...
We often handle paintings that are undated so need to use our judgement in determining how old they are. It's not an easy task but there are several clues that help us to form an educated opinion.
We've acquired a beautiful portrait by well-known orientalist painter, Jean Baptiste Discart (1856-1944). Take a look at the provenance, the artist's story, and our background research.
We’re delighted to present four of the original hand-finished engravings from Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, here at Brave. Quite possibly our most exciting little collection to date.
JMW Turner (1775 - 1851) is widely considered to be one of the greatest landscape painters of all time. With an adroit expressionistic style, he seems to capture the very essence of the natural world.
