Art professor and painter Frederick Brown was a popular creator of genre scenes and portraits. He helped found the New English Art Club as an alternative to the traditionalist Royal Academy. Here we see a warm slice-of-life from the gritty streets of Chelsea displaying a masterful command of light, shadow, and detail.
An Impromptu Dance on the Chelsea Embankment, c.1883, Oil on CanvasFrederick Brown British (1851 - 1941) |
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Art professor and painter Frederick Brown was a popular creator of genre scenes and portraits. He helped found the New English Art Club as an alternative to the traditionalist Royal Academy. Here we see a warm slice-of-life from the gritty streets of Chelsea displaying a masterful command of light, shadow, and detail. |
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