Artist Bio
Brunel de Neuville, Alfred
Born in Paris, Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (1852-1941) was a
painter of still lifes and animals. He was a member of the Societe des
Artistes Francais, where he exhibited for many years commencing in
1879. Highly skilled, he was popular both during his lifetime and after
his death. Today his paintings are found in collections on both sides
of the Atlantic, including several French collections in Beziers,
Brest, Chateau-Thierry, and Louviers. Stylistically, both Brunel's
still lifes and animal pictures are squarely in the Realist style,
reflecting the later 19th-century trend toward acute observation and
the abandonment of the Romantic excesses of the earlier 19th-century.
In his acclaimed painting of cats and kittens, Brunel captures the
playfulness and charm of domestic pets realistically and with an
absence of sentimentality. The charm and verisimilitude of these works
have earned the artist renewed respect and popularity amongst
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