Charles Brun drawing militaria soldier war Napoleon Empire uniform

Description: Charles Guillaume BRUN Montpellier, 1825 – Paris, 1908 Royal Guard uniform Drawing, watercolor, ink and gouache on paper Unsigned Estate stamp Drawing : 25 x 32 cm Sold as a sheet, unframed Very good state Around 1900 Drawing preserved in a drawing board, the paper is therefore well preserved and the colors bright Charles Brun enrolled in 1847 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied under the direction of François-Edouard Picot (1786-1868) then Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889). His participation in the Salon began in 1851 with genre subjects (Young girl saying her morning prayer), but from 1853, he regularly sent Orientalist scenes, located in Algeria (Prayer in 1859, Meet in Constantine in 1861, Moorish Woman in 1867), of great architectural rigor, animated by sharp contrasts in the lighting effects and showing a fine sensitivity in the gray modulations. In addition to his numerous landscapes of Algeria, he also became known as a military portraitist, painting uniforms with precision, and naturally became an official painter at the Ministry of War, where he collaborated with Alexandre Cabanel. He is also the author of church decorations, including that of Villemomble (Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 1857). Brun became a member of the French Artists from 1883. Charles Guillaume BRUN Montpellier, 1825 – Paris, 1908 Officer's uniform of the 3rd Dutch Grenadier Regiment Drawing, watercolor and ink on paper Unsigned Estate stamp Drawing : 25 x 32 cm Sold as a sheet, unframed Very good state Around 1900 Drawing preserved in a drawing board, the paper is therefore well preserved and the colors bright Charles Brun enrolled in 1847 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied under the direction of François-Edouard Picot (1786-1868) then Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889). His participation in the Salon began in 1851 with genre subjects (Young girl saying her morning prayer), but from 1853, he regularly sent Orientalist scenes, located in Algeria (Prayer in 1859, Meet in Constantine in 1861, Moorish Woman in 1867), of great architectural rigor, animated by sharp contrasts in the lighting effects and showing a fine sensitivity in the gray modulations. In addition to his numerous landscapes of Algeria, he also became known as a military portraitist, painting uniforms with precision, and naturally became an official painter at the Ministry of War, where he collaborated with Alexandre Cabanel. He is also the author of church decorations, including that of Villemomble (Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 1857). Brun became a member of the French Artists from 1883. Charles Guillaume BRUN Montpellier, 1825 – Paris, 1908 Officer's uniform of the 3rd regiment of Dutch Grenadiers Drawing, watercolor and ink on paper Unsigned Stamp of the estate Drawing: 25 x 32 cm Sold in sheet, unframed Very good condition Circa 1900 Drawing kept in a drawings board, so the paper is well preserved and the colors bright Charles Brun studied in the School of Fine Arts in Paris under the direction of François-Edouard Picot (1786-1868) then Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889). His participation in the Salon began in 1851 with genre subjects (Young girl doing her morning prayer), but from 1853 he regularly sent Orientalist scenes, located in Algeria (The Prayer in 1859, Meeting in Constantine in 1861, Moorish Woman in 1867), of great architectural rigor, animated by sharp contrasts in the lighting effects and showing a fine sensitivity in the modulations of gray. In addition to his many landscapes of Algeria, he also became known as a military portrait painter, painting uniforms with precision, and naturally became an official painter at the Ministry of War, where he collaborated with Alexandre Cabanel. He is also the author of church decorations, including that of Villemomble (Martyrdom of Saint Laurent, 1857). Brun became a member of French Artists from 1883.

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Location: Paris, Ile-de-France

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