About Brave Fine Art
Brave Fine Art is a research-led art dealership based in the historic Cotswolds, which is run by the husband and wife team of Andy Shield (Art History) and Holly Shield (Art Conservation). Over the last eight years, we’ve acquired, researched, and conserved over 2,500 enchanting old paintings, which are now in the homes of our delighted patrons. Through our research, and by trawling the archives, we’ve unearthed hundreds of stories that were previously lost to time. We’re also passionate about art conservation and working ethically. We offer free shipping to the UK, US...Read More
Established in 20171stDibs seller since 2023
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Featured Pieces
Late 18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming late 18th-century French portrait captures a gentleman at the height of fashion - an era when powdered wigs and elaborately dressed hair reached architectural proportio...
Category
1780s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hauling In The Nets, Mid-19th-Century German Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century oil painting by German artist Friedrich Fritz Hildebrandt (1819-1885) depicts a coastal fishing scene, most likely set along the northern European shoreline, wh...
Category
1840s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Interior With Kittens & Fish Bowl, Early 20th-Century Dutch Oil Painting
By Cornelis Raaphorst
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil on canvas by Dutch artist Cornelis Raaphorst (1875-1954) depicts several kittens gathered around a glass fishbowl. It exemplifies the artist’s celebrated ...
Category
1930s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Autumnal River Landscape, 19th-Century French Oil Painting
By Charles Clair
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by French artist Charles Clair (1860-1930) depicts an autumnal landscape, most likely set in the rural environs of central France, where the artis...
Category
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gathering From The Spring, Late 19th-Century Oil Painting
By Haynes King
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil on canvas by British artist Haynes King (1831-1904) depicts a young woman gathering water from a hillside spring, set within a gently rolling rural landsca...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of Thomas Marsh, Canterbury, Early 18th-Century British Oil Painting
By Joseph Highmore
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 18th-century oil painting by English artist Joseph Highmore (1692-1780) depicts Thomas Marsh Esq. (c.1667-1739), a Kent landowner and senior militia officer, shown at appr...
Category
1720s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life With Flowers, Late 17th-Century Dutch Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 17th-century still life painting, attributed to Dutch artist Simon Pietersz Verelst (1644-1710/1717) presents an arrangement of flowers gathered within a vase.
At its cent...
Category
1680s Dutch School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Early 19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Landscape
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 19th-century English School oil painting depicts a gentleman standing within a gently receding landscape, dressed in the restrained elegance of the Regency period. He's at...
Category
1810s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
River Landscape With Washerwoman, 19th-Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This calm late 19th-century oil painting by Robert T Stuart (XIX) depicts a picturesque river landscape with a washerwoman and distant cottages.
Under the gentle glow of a partiall...
Category
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors, Lutheran Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 17th-century German oil painting depicts the Crucifixion of Christ with kneeling donors, conceived as a complete memorial ensemble within its original inscribed frame.
At...
Category
1690s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a gentleman wearing a black doublet together with a collar edged with lace. In his right hand, he clutches a pair of gloves. It's a...
Category
1650s Flemish School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mountain Landscape With Torrent By Moonlight, 19th-Century Nocturne Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by Rudolf Giffinger (act. c. 1870-1895) depicts a moonlit mountain torrent - its rushing waters carving a luminous path through a darkened Alpine ...
Category
1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
