ALFRED ARTHUR BRUNEL DE NEUVILLE KITTENS OIL PAINTING

DETAILS:
- ARTIST: Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville
- BIRTH: French, (1852-1941)
- TITLE: THREE YOUNG KITTENS
- MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas
- SIGNED: Brunel Neuville (LML) Lower middle left.
- SIZES: 19-5/8 x 23-3/4 In. (artwork) / 25-3/4 x 29-3/4 In. (framed)
- CONDITION: Very good to excellent. Moderate crazing throughout. Blacklights near perfectly; 98% original surface paint.

****Additional Notes: This work has undergone a very expensive wax-relining, and re-stretching job. Obviously done by a very skilled and talented restorer/conservator.

Housed in its original 19th century gilt/ and mahogany colored acanthus leaf gilt wood frame.

ARTIST SPECS:
Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville was active/lived in France. Alfred Brunel de Neuville is known for figure, still life, animal painting. High auction records: $23,810.00 USD with a 60% auction sell thru rate.

ARTIST BIO:
One of the most popular subjects for an artist during the 19th century was cats and dogs. As the Industrial Revolution progressed and more people moved to the large cities, the number of people keeping cats and dogs as pets increased. With this increase more and more artists were called upon to paint charming and sentimental works featuring the domesticated animals.

Arthur A. Brunel de Neuville was a French 19th century artist working in Paris who took up the call and devoted his artistic talent to portraying the different moods of cats and kittens. A typical scene includes a small feline family drinking from a bowl of milk, playing with a ball of yarn or toying with a bug. His animals are often set against a dark background, in the corner of a room, and are painted in a mixture of the Academic and Impressionist styles.

Brunel de Neuville also painted a number of still life paintings during his lifetime. These works are often rustic in feeling and definitely reflect the Realist tradition that was so prevalent during the late 19th century.

Very good to excellent. Moderate crazing throughout. Blacklights near perfectly; 98% original surface paint.