International paintings XIX and XX centuries

The British school is very ample. From the first half of 19th century we highlight two British artists: the great watercolourist Samuel PROUT, one of the great masters of architectural watercolour-painting as well as court painter; and Charles Robert leslie, specialized in the representation of literary scenes and the realization of portraits.

We offer other British artists such as William Biscombe gardner, excellent watercolourist, oil painter and famed wood engraver, who exhibited extensively in London in the late 19th century.

At the start of 20th century, we find Frank Moss BENNETT, a painter of portraits, historical scenes and architecture, well known for his posthumous portraits.

As an Irish representative we highlight Walter Frederick OSBORNE, portrait and landscape painter of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist schools, known for his depictions of late 19th century working class lifestyle.

From the French school we highlight Camille Jean-Baptiste COROT, origin of Impressionism and whose influence was pivotal in the first steps of other masters such as Monet or Renoir. Also, Henri MANGUIN, a Fauvism artist who only painted the most harmonious aspects of the world, using bright colours that reflected his own ‘joie de vivre’.

Other French artists include Alfred Arthur BRUNEL DE NEUVILLE and his recognizable paintings of cats. Laurent GSELL, of Swiss origin, who was appointed as the official navy painter, and Max BOUVET, who was not only a great landscaper but also a famous opera singer.

Among the Americans artists we highlight Edward Lamson HENRY, a genre painter, who portrayed like no one else the idyllic and agrarian setting of one part of American history, in a nostalgic and particular way. John MARIN, considered one of the most important watercolourists of his time. We also offer pieces of Albert Sheldon PENNOYER, a great painter of landscapes, portraits and murals.

And as the foremost expression of the American paintings we point out Willem DE KOONING, a Dutch painter nationalized American, leading exponent of abstract expressionism in the years after Second World War. Also relevant within other art trends, such as dripping / action painting together with Jackson Pollock or Mark Rothko. Later in life, DE KOONING experimented with other artistic expressions such as sculpture or performance.

Among our selection of Nordic painters, we have Eilert Adelsteen NORMANN, the great Norwegian landscape painter famous for his fjords, and Lennart JIRLOW, with his naive and colourful style that make his works unmistakable. Also, Alexander Clemens WETTERLING, painter of stories and landscapes, and Gustaf RYDBERG, one of the most renowned Swedish landscape painters.

As artists of the German school we offer Gustav WUNDERWALD, painter of the New Objectivity style and theatrical set designer. Georg MARSCHALL, award-winning artist and sculptor famous for his landscapes. Also, Erwin KRÖNER and Max SCHULZE-SOELDE.

Among the Russian artists we provide an exclusive representation with, among others, Igor Emmanuilovich GRABAR, Soviet painter, art historian and museologist. Grigory GLUCKMANN, who developed his unmistakable technique after living in Moscow, Florence, Paris and lastly the United States. His work was characterized by nudes, genre scenes, and portraits of Parisian lifestyle. And Grisha BRUSKIN, patriarch of conceptual art.