Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art Auction at Christie's
The auction is starting June 17. I love looking at art auctions to window shop and to get inspiration. These are a few of my favorites from this auction:
Certainly in the running for coolest name ever is Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906). His
A Coastal Scene drew my attention for his use of warm and cool colors. He used one of my favorite combinations of complementary colors, yellow and purple. I use this combination quite a bit in my own portraits. You can see the dawn sunlight starting to break over the cool shadowed water below.
John Ruskin (1819-1900) was (and is) an extremely influential English art critic of the Victorian era. He was a prolific writer and social thinker and a big supporter of the Pre-Raphaelites. He was involved in a scandal when his wife left him for
John Everett Millais. I was attracted to his piece for the fascination of owning something by the hand of such a huge personality.
John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) also worked in the Pre-Raphaelite syle, although he was working several decades after the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. I was attracted to this piece because of the beautiful soft color. I find the evenly balanced blues and greens against the cream background to be very attractive and peaceful.
Frank Holl (1845-1888) is known for the pathos and story telling in his works, which is what attracted me to this piece. You hardly need the title to figure out what is going on. The young boy has a look of tremulous fear, curiosity, and a bit of excitement. He is looking off the canvas with raised eyes, obviously at an adult. He is gently holding the sword and sitting on a red cloth, which is a well known and often used symbol of blood, war, and the martial spirit.
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