Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville (1852-1941), Kittens in Basket

Lovely little painting by an artist that specialized in painting Kittens.

The work is cleaned and varnished - Ready to hang.

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Signed lower left: Brunel Neuville

Artist name plate on frame lower center ( overpainted )

Dimensions: 10" high x 7.75" wide

Original very ornate overpainted gold frame, measures 17 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches

Artist Bio: Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville was a French 19th century artist working in Paris who took up the call and devoted his artistic talent to portraying the different moods of cats and kittens. A typical scene includes a small feline family drinking from a bowl of milk, playing with a ball of yarn or toying with a bug. His animals are often set against a dark background, in the corner of a room, and are painted in a mixture of the Academic and Impressionist styles. Brunel de Neuville also painted a number of still life paintings during his lifetime. These works are often rustic in feeling and definitely reflect the Realist tradition that was so prevalent during the late 19th century. (Source: Askart)

Auction Sales Results examples for similar size works below. They do NOT include the 20%+ buyers premium or the taxes:

Kittens

Painting , Oil/panel (5 7/8 x 7 1/8 in)

USD 2,500

Estimate USD 2,000 - 3,000

Du Mouchelles , Detroit MI UNITED STATES , 4/16/2010

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New Playmate

Painting , Oil/panel (8 3/4 x 10 3/4 in)

USD 3,325

Estimate GBP 1,500 - 2,000 Christie's , London

UNITED KINGDOM , 1/24/2008

Item ID: 11-1026