Alexandre Brun - A Stranded Boat

Alexandre BRUNMarseille, 1853 – Marseille, 1941A stranded boatOil on wood panelSigned lower right "A. Brun"27 cm x 35 cm (32 x 40.5 cm with the frame)Beautiful old gilt wood stripVery good conditionA significant part of the works of the Marseille painter Alexandre Brun entered the National Maritime Museum in 2002, thus allowing us to rediscover this academic painter who was a great marine painter. He received the bronze medal, Marine section at the Universal Exhibition of 1889. His paintings have a rare quality of realism and a beautiful mastery of colors as for example in this magnificent painting "The launching of the Hoche in Lorient in 1886" (National Maritime Museum).Our painting represents the portrait of a stranded boat. Well composed, it shows in particular a beautiful light and a very beautiful rendering of the sea.