Richard Redgrave (1804-1888) was one of the most successful painters of the 19th century; a Royal Academician with an eye for colour and a gift …
AFP in this week’s Antiques Trade Gazette
‘The Great Fire of Rome’ by Eduard Buchler is featured in the latest edition of the Antiques Trade Gazette in an article on their top …
AFP at the 2019 LAPADA Art & Antiques Show in Mayfair
For one week, between September 13th and 18th, 100 of the world’s most prestigious art and antiques dealers showed an array of carefully vetted pieces …
AFP debuts at LAPADA Arts & Antiques Fair 2019
Since its inception in 2009, the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair has grown to become one of the world’s most prestigious showcases for art and …
Auguste Toulmouche: the Helmut Newton of Belle Époque Paris
In 1846, aged 17, Auguste Toulmouche moved to Paris to become a pupil of the eminent French painter Charles Gleyre. Gleyre’s register at the time …
Frank Holl: Van Gogh’s Favourite British Painter?
Francis Montague Holl was unquestionably one of the most gifted and influential artists of the 19th century. To my mind his decency and depth of …
Charles Joshua Chaplin; Painter of Belle Époque Beauty
The celebrated work of Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825-1891) was principally inspired by two painters who reflected his own Anglo-French heritage; Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) and François …
Benjamin-Constant; Orientalism and Beyond
At the turn of the 19th century Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845-1902) was one of the world’s foremost painters of Orientalist scenes and society portraits. Initially it …
Sidney Richard Percy: Cloud-shine
We talk of sunshine and moonshine, but not of cloud-shine, which is yet one of the illuminations of our skies. A shining cloud is one …
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