{"title":"Archive","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"portrait-of-alonzo-a-dark-brown-stallion","title":"Portrait Of Alonzo, A Dark Brown Stallion","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA provincial 19th-century portrait of a dark brown stallion known as Alonzo. Tucked into the frame, a short poem reads as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is Alonzo that is coming,\u003cbr\u003eYou can tell him by his walk;\u003cbr\u003eHe is the Horse that trots so fast\u003cbr\u003eAnd makes the people talk;\u003cbr\u003eLook at his feet and legs,\u003cbr\u003eLook at his size and length;\u003cbr\u003eAt his superior action,\u003cbr\u003eHis breeding and his strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is housed within a beautiful gilded frame with foliate borders and swept corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDated in the lower right and signed ‘Alonzo’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize including frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e30⅔” x 26⅔” \/ 78cm x 68cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYear of creation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ec. 1873\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProvenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWorcestershire, England\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eArtwork in good overall condition with two very tidy repairs. Frame with light age-related wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Brave Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29665768177739,"sku":"","price":895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2508\/9760\/products\/alonzo-2000.jpg?v=1644284232"},{"product_id":"17th-century-dutch-school-portrait-of-a-lady","title":"17th-Century Dutch School Portrait Of A Lady","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine 17th-century portrait of an older lady wearing a plain white collar with lace edging, black bonnet and white cuffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe identity of this formidable lady has been lost over time but her outfit aligns with the style of the mid-17th-century. Her simple black dress with large plain white collar is similar to the outfit worn by the subject of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sammlung.staedelmuseum.de\/en\/work\/portrait-of-a-woman-6\"\u003ethis portrait by Bartholomeus van der Helst\u003c\/a\u003e (1613-1670).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps it also reminds us a little of the ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/collection\/art-object-page.1207.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan\u003c\/a\u003e’ in Rembrandt van Rijn’s 1656\/8 work. But in contrast to the gentle delicacy and soft lines of the lady with the fan, ours is comprised of strong angles and carries a monumental presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the top right, an inscription reads ‘Aetatis svae 70, 1658’, which translates as ‘at the age of 70, 1658’. Working back from this date gives our subject a birth year of 1588 and to put that into context, that’s the time of the Spanish Armada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the reverse, a stamp from the studio of Curt Agthe (1862-1943) dates the painting’s restoration to 1916. It appears that it was relined at this point but the strainer bars look to be original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize including frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e35¾” x 30” \/ 91cm x 76cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYear of creation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ec. 1658\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProvenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBerlin, Germany and Ohio, USA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCondition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOverall good. A few areas in the darker pigments where the paint has bituminised and some scattered in-painting following its restoration. A clean and revarnish could bring out the painting’s vibrancy or you may prefer it as it is. Frame with age-related wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Brave Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29746078154827,"sku":"","price":2495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2508\/9760\/products\/17th-2000.jpg?v=1644286572"},{"product_id":"ramon-marti-i-alsina-seascape","title":"Ramon Martí i Alsina, Seascape","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn energetic depiction of a powerful storm at sea by influential Spanish realist, Ramon Martí i Alsina (1826–1894).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral figures are desperately clinging onto a small boat that’s partially submerged amid wild waters. An older man yells to a fellow sailor as he grapples with the remnants of the mast. While a second figure reaches up and frantically tries to clamber aboard the doomed vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartí i Alsina was at his best when painting the powerful effects of nature in a quick and fluid style. In this particular work, he cleverly drags our eye from the wrecked boat on the left, diagonally upwards towards the destructive wave. By doing so, he puts us right in the picture as if we can feel ourselves being buffeted by the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s likely that he created this piece towards the end of his career when he’d adopted a looser, almost impressionistic, style. During the 1870s, he faced multiple tragedies, including the loss of his two children and the continual pressure of financial ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ve written a blog article that explains a little more about this important Catalan luminary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bravefineart.com\/blogs\/news\/ramon-marti-i-alsina-a-catalan-giant\"\u003ehttps:\/\/bravefineart.com\/blogs\/news\/ramon-marti-i-alsina-a-catalan-giant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is housed within a highly decorative fish-scale gilded frame, which is likely to be the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize including frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e35½” x 23” \/ 90cm x 58.5cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYear of creation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ec. 1885\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProvenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBarcelona, Spain\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCondition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMinor losses around the periphery but otherwise fine. Canvas relined. Frame with age-related wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eArtist’s auction highlight\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e£18,130 achieved in 2009 for ‘Paisaje’ (170cm x 109cm).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Brave Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29852777513035,"sku":"","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2508\/9760\/products\/alsina-2000.jpg?v=1644284596"},{"product_id":"attr-george-clint-portrait-of-lydia-augusta-allen","title":"Attr. 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One of his works, ‘Falstaff relating his valiant exploits’ is currently at the Tate Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe canvas is housed within a coved Victorian-style reeded frame with decorative inner and outer borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e41½” x 33” \/ 106cm x 84cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYear of creation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ec. 1835\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProvenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEngland\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCondition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\nAreas of craquelure but generally in beautiful condition throughout following its light restoration. 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He’s seated in what appears to be a wooded area with one arm resting on the foot of a tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his well-tailored outfit and perfectly coiffured moustache, he carries the air of a distinguished country gentleman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn his left, there’s a green hat that looks similar to a mariner’s cap - perhaps a clue as to his profession or interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portrait is housed within a swept giltwood frame with foliate corner ornamentation. Dated on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize including frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e18½” x 16” \/ 47cm x 41cm x 5cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYear of creation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e1838\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProvenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGermany\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCondition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFair. 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