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Yves Brayer Art

French, 1907-1990

Yves Brayer stands among the most celebrated modern French painters. Although Brayer was faithful to the figurative tradition, his ample métier was enriched by his vision. Brayer’s oeuvre proved to be very diverse, for besides his well-known landscapes, he also painted vast canvases, portraits and still lifes. A lover of Mediterranean landscapes, Brayer sojourned in Morocco, Spain and Italy before settling down in Provence. There, Brayer was enchanted by the diverse and architectural forms of the Alpilles mountains and by the vast expanse of the Camargue region with its ubiquitous white horses and black bulls. From then on, Brayer spent several months each year working in Provence. Brayer also traveled internationally, where he was quick to grasp the unique rhythm and light of each country. When Brayer was in Paris in 1942, Jacques Rouché appointed Brayer costume-and-set designer for a ballet at the Opera de Paris. Brayer passed away in Paris in 1990. A large collection of his paintings are on permanent display both at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Cordes, France and at the Musée Yves Brayer in Les Baux de Provence, as well as many regional museums in his home country. In the United States, Brayer's works form part of the collection of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, among others.

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La Masque - Pen Drawing by Yves Brayer - 1943
By Yves Brayer
Located in Roma, IT
La Masque is an original drawing realized by Yves Brayer (1907-1990) in 1943. The artwork depicts a man with a masque in his hands. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower...
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1940s Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Felt Pen

Water color by Yves Brayer « Matador »
By Yves Brayer
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Very pretty watercolor by Yves Brayer, part of a series on the theme of my bullfighting. In a perfect state. Original frame.
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Paper

'Les Alyscamps Arles' by Yves Brayer, Large Watercolour Painting
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Les Alyscamps Arles', watercolour on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1977). This term has its origins and is related to the Elysian Fields, also called Elysium, which is the final restin...
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1970s Yves Brayer Art

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Watercolor, Paper

'Mexican Fishermen in Lake Patzcuaro' Lithograph by Yves Brayer Modern Landscape
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Mexican Fishermen in Lake Patzcuaro', lithograph by Yves Brayer (1963). Unframed. The artist, Yves Brayer, spent time painting in Mexico in 1963, one of the many worldwide destinati...
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1960s Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Lithograph

Provence : Small Village and Mountains - Original Watercolor, Handsigned
By Yves Brayer
Located in Paris, FR
Yves BRAYER Provence : Small Village and Mountains Original watercolor Signed bottom right On paper applied on board 40 x 53 cm (c. 16 x 21 inch) PROVENANCE : Galerie Romanet (Pari...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Watercolor

'Mont Sainte-Victoire' by Yves Brayer French Vintage Oil Painting
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Mont Sainte-Victoire', oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (circa 1960s). For Cezanne (1839-1906), his famous works depicting Sainte-Victoire Mountain were an ongoing study and a constant...
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1960s Yves Brayer Art

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Canvas, Oil

Les chevaux de cirque, original gouache, lithograph
By Yves Brayer
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is pencil signed by the artist, it is a very limited editions in very good condition. It is part of my private collection.( Guilde De La Gravure).
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Mid-19th Century Yves Brayer Art

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Gouache, Lithograph

Spanish Steps
By Yves Brayer
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated "Epreuve artiste" Artist proof Dedicated proof LCD5989
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1970s Yves Brayer Art

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Lithograph

The Port of Grau Du Roi
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'The Port of Grau Du Roi', oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (circa 1950s). Le Grau-du-Roi was a fishing village but now is a resort on the French Mediterranean coast, between the histor...
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1950s Yves Brayer Art

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Canvas, Oil

'Les Gardians de la Camargue' Original Signed Lithograph
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Les Gardians de la Camargue', original signed and numbered lithograph (35/100), by Yves Brayer (circa 1950s). Although these young men look as though they've just swaggered out of the wild west with wide-brimmed hats and horses, we cannot call them cowboys. That's an American term. These swarthy young men are called 'Gardians'. More Gaulois Guy than Marlboro Man...
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1950s Yves Brayer Art

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Lithograph

Soldiers Playing Cards
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Soldiers Playing Cards', watercolour and gouache on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1939). Such an atmospheric image, this stunning depiction by celebrated F...
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1930s Yves Brayer Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Man Smoking Shisha in Istanbul
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Man Smoking Shisha in Istanbul', watercolour on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1933). So many historic elements grace this stunning depiction by celebrated French artist and world trave...
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1930s Yves Brayer Art

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Paper, Watercolor

The Town Hall of Les Baux-de-Provence
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'The Town Hall of Les Baux-de-Provence', oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (1946). Having spent several months a year in Provence, the artist created dozens of wo...
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1940s Yves Brayer Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cabins in the Camargue
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Cabins in the Camargue' by Yves Brayer (circa 1950s). The Camargue is a vast, swampy delta near Arles, very exotic, with tall marsh grasses where pink flamingos, black bulls and white horses roam freely. This image depicts one of the gardians in a small gathering of cabanes, hat hanging cowboy-style around the back of the neck, as he approaches his horse grazing outside its modest stable. Although there are many horses that still run free in the Camargue, there are cowboys like this one — called gardians — who ride the white horses on the beaches...
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1950s Yves Brayer Art

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Canvas, Oil

Seaside Strollers in Cannes
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Seaside Strollers in Cannes', watercolour on art paper, by Yves Brayer (circa 1970s). Even when not in summertime, passers-by and flâneurs in Cannes will find purpose and joy along ...
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1970s Yves Brayer Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Horses at the Edge of the Pond
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Horses at the Edge of the Pond', pencil, ink and watercolour on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1980). Brayer loved the Camargue region of France and painted it widely. The Camargue is a vast, swampy delta near Arles, very exotic, with tall marsh grasses where pink flamingos, black bulls and white horses roam freely. This image depicts three horses in the Camargue near pond's edge. Although there are many horses that still run free in the area, there are cowboys — called gardians — who ride the white horses on the beaches...
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1980s Yves Brayer Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Before the Trotting Race - Original Lithograph Handsigned Numbered
By Yves Brayer
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Brayer (1907-1990) Before the Trotting Race Original lithograph, c.1973 Handsigned in pencil by the artist Numbered /250 copies Size 50 x 65 cm, on Arches Vellum Information: ...
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1970s Yves Brayer Art

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Vellum, Lithograph

Horses - China Ink Drawing by Yves Brayer - 1954
By Yves Brayer
Located in Roma, IT
"Horses" is an original china ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper realized by Yves Brayer in 1954. In excellent conditions. This is an original drawing representing two horses. ...
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1950s Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Ink

Piazza di Spagna Roma
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Piazza di Spagna, Roma' oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (1933). At the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome. It owes ...
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1930s Expressionist Yves Brayer Art

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Henry de Montherlant - Original Etching by Yves Brayer
By Yves Brayer
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 16 x 12.5 cm. Henry de Montherlant Portrait is an original black and white lithograph realized by Yves Brayer (1907-1990) in the second half of the 20th Century. ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Etching

Chevalier dans le Bois - Ink and Watercolor by Yves Brayer - 1968
By Yves Brayer
Located in Roma, IT
Chevalier dans le Bois is an original watercolor on paper realized by Yves Brayer in 1968. On the upper center of the artwork, there is a handwritten dedication by the artist: "Bien...
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1960s Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Watercolor

Rape of the Sabine Women - Original etching, 1943
By Yves Brayer
Located in Paris, FR
Yves BRAYER Rape of the Sabine Women Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed in Haase...
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1940s Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Etching

Atmospheric Rural Landscape Painting with Horses 'Champs Vert' by Yves Brayer
By Yves Brayer
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Yves Brayer was born in Versailles but spent most of his childhood in Bourges. ‘Champs Vert’ is an amazing example of his French landscape paintings. The naïve colour palette, heavy defined brush strokes, rugged landscapes and trees are what makes this piece so recognisable. In 1927 Brayer left Paris for Spain with the aid of a state grant to enable him to study the works of the Spanish Masters...
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20th Century Impressionist Yves Brayer Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mexico Mysteries (Pyramid) - Original handsigned lithograph
By Yves Brayer
Located in Paris, FR
Yves BRAYER Mexico Mysteries, 1966 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Rives vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) Excellent condition
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1960s Modern Yves Brayer Art

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Lithograph

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Original vintage travel poster for Provence by Yves Brayer (1907-1990) Discover France by Train French National Railroads featuring a scenic p...
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Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
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'Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer', gouache on art paper, by Yves Brayer (circa 1950s). Acquired from the estate of actor Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne Douglas (né Buydens), one must wonder how this particular French painting ended up in the home of the famous Hollywood star. Yves Brayer was known for his artworks depicting the landscapes, wildlife and people of the Camargue region of the South of France, near Arles. He painted this lively scene from the capital of the Camargue, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is particularly lively in summer with its visitors, beaches, cafés, restaurants and shops. In winter, another atmosphere prevails with its long and deserted sandy beaches, the sea air, and the gentle breaking of the waves. Every May, Romanies, Manouches, Tziganes and Gitans come from the four corners of Europe to venerate their Saint, the Black Sara. They camp on the streets, on the squares, on the beach. For ten days, they are at home. And it is in this region where the lives of...
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The Stardust Las Vegas
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Spanish Street
Spanish Street
H 23.23 in W 20.08 in
The Repast of the Monks
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