Reserved - A Braunsteffer, A Sunlit Street In Alsace

Reserved - A Braunsteffer, A Sunlit Street In AlsaceAn attractive light filled street scene depicting several old buildings in Alsace, northern France. We love the way that the composition draws your eye down the street towards, what appears to be, a town square. The buildings feel historic and timeworn there are no clean lines along this raggedy old road. Alsace is situated on the French German border and reflects a blend of the two cultures. Its possible that the artist A Braunsteffer grew up here as

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 24½” x 20½” / 62cm x 52cmYear of creation: c

Artist’s auction highlight: £2

Overall good with a few minor losses around the edges

20” x 22⅔” / 51cm x 58cm

This charming old portrait has accumulated various layers of wear over time giving it an interesting worn appearance

The painting is housed within a beautiful gilded frame with foliate borders and swept corners

The portrait is housed within a beautiful renaissance-style Cassetta frame that’s likely to be the original

Size including frame 10½” x 8” / 27cm x 20cm

Red hair tumbles down her back as her eyes look hopefully on

Both artists adopted a romantic approach to landscape painting that was driven by their love for nature

who was working for the Red Cross

She remained an influential confidant until their well-documented falling out in around 1710