About Brave Fine Art
Brave Fine Art is a boutique art gallery based in the historic town of Cheltenham, England, which is run by the husband and wife team of Andy Shield (Art History) and Holly Shield (Art Conservation). Over the last seven years, we’ve acquired, researched, and conserved over 1,000 paintings, which are now happily hanging in homes all over the world. At Brave, we care. It’s why so many of our loyal customers return time and time again. If you have any questions at all relating to provenance, condition, shipping etc, just drop us a message. We’re always happy to help.
Established in 20171stDibs seller since 2023
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Featured Pieces
William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An Inn
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid mid-19th-century oil painting by English artists William Shayer (1787-1879) and Edward Charles Williams (1807-1881) depicts an assortment of travellers outside a roadsi...
Category
1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid-19th-Century French School, A Pair Of Nanas, 2 x Oil Paintings
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming pair of mid-19th-century French School portraits depicts two grandmothers, both presumably widows, wearing black gowns and white bonnets.
Alas, the identity of these r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th-Century French School Portrait Of The English Naturalist Henry Baker
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-18th-century French oil painting depicts a middle-aged gentleman standing in a room alongside a Baker Mounted Lens Microscope. It’s probably the renowned English naturalist,...
Category
Mid-18th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hermann Weiß, Consequences Of The Game
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century oil painting by German artist Hermann Weiß (1822-1897) depicts a musketeer lying upon the floor of a 17th-century interior, following an eventful game of cards....
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (Circle), Village Scene With Church
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-17th-century Dutch oil painting depicts a village with a church and figures. It’s similar to the oeuvre of Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (1586-1666).
All is well, na...
Category
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Jan Both (Follower), Idyllic River Landscape With Figures
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 18th-century Dutch oil painting depicts figures in a picturesque backlit river landscape. It’s influenced by the works of Jan Both (1615-1652).
A falling sun casts an atm...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Gortzius Geldorp, Portrait Of A Member Of The Sani Family, 16th-Century
By Gortzius Geldorp
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 16th-century portrait attributed to Flemish artist Gortzius Geldorp (1553-1618) depicts an older member of the Sani family. Produced in 1582 and fully signed, it represents...
Category
16th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
John Berney Crome, Nocturne With Fishing Boats, 19th-Century Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful early 19th-century oil painting by British artist John Berney Crome (1794-1842) depicts a tranquil moonlit estuary with various sailboats and a partially obscured moon...
Category
1830s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Panel, Wood, Oil
19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Bay Horse, Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century English school oil painting depicts a bay horse in a stable.
The British aristocracy has always had a passion for equestrian activities, and during th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
18th-Century Venetian School, Mary Magdalene, Noli Me Tangere
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 18th-century Italian oil painting fragment depicts Mary Magdalene kneeling alongside an alabaster jar. Christ’s hand is partially visible above, along with his robes, which...
Category
18th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Giuseppe Pesci (Attributed), Still Life With Flowers, Vase & Peacock
By Giuseppe Pesci
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 18th-century oil painting, attributed to Italian artist Giuseppe Pesci (d. 1722), depicts a peacock alongside radiant blooms in a vase. Pesci is known predominantly for hi...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Early 19th-Century English School Portrait Of Samuel Jones Of Skeyton, Norfolk
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine early 19th-century English oil painting depicts Samuel Jones of Skeyton, Norfolk, smartly attired in a black coat with white cravat. The portrait was previously in the coll...
Category
1830s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
