Presentation

Born in 1907 in Versailles and died in 1990 in Paris, Yves Brayer spent most of his childhood in Bourges. When he moved to Paris in 1924, he studied at the Academy of Montparnasse and at the School of Fine Arts. From his first years of studies, he exhibited his work at the Salon d'Automne and at the Salon des Indépendants. He then obtained a scholarship by the state which allowed him to go to Spain, where he made a major discovery, the work of the big masters at the Museum of Prado. He never stop travelling all throughout his life, always keeping Paris as his homeport.

Yves Brayer's approach is undertandable in the historical context in which he evolved. He belongs to a group of artists who between the two wars, needed to keep a strong link with reality, hence the pictorial trends that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. If the artist can not be attached to any particular movement, he approaches the New Realism movement. His work which goes through the twentieth century is marked by richness and diversity. Painting was his first love. He has a real fascination for mediterranean landscapes, of a pure and wild nature. Particularly, landscapes of Provence and Camargue, which is like a Garden of Eden for the artist. In parallel to his activity as a painter, he designed sets and costumes for the opera, practiced illustration, engraving and mural decoration.

His particular exhibitions has built him a name in numerous countries such as France, as well as in other countries in Europe and in the United States. The National Library presented "Yves Brayer, Engraver" in 1977 for its seventieth anniversary, and the Postal Museum dedicated an exhibition to his work for the publication of a stamp he was asked to do in 1978. The Museum Yves Brayer was inagurated in 1991 in Baux-de-Provence.


Read more
All artworks of Yves Brayer

Filter by :

Print

Painting

Fine Art Drawings

Painting, Le Château de Tarascon, Yves Brayer

Le Château de Tarascon

Yves Brayer

Painting - 26.8 x 20.7 cm

$1,976

Fine Art Drawings, La Masque, Yves Brayer

La Masque

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm

$971

Print, Quand les mystères sont très malins, Yves Brayer

Quand les mystères sont très malins

Yves Brayer

Print - 22.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm

$960

Painting, Paysage de Gordes, Yves Brayer

Paysage de Gordes

Yves Brayer

Painting - 25.3 x 20.3 cm

$1,976

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 23.5 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Au Grand Radeau, Yves Brayer

Au Grand Radeau

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 29.5 cm

$847

Painting, Ane et cheval en Provence, Yves Brayer

Ane et cheval en Provence

Yves Brayer

Painting - 37 x 28 x 1 cm

$1,581

Print, Barque au petit Rhône, Yves Brayer

Barque au petit Rhône

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm

$452

Print, Ecurie à Cacharel, Yves Brayer

Ecurie à Cacharel

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm

$452

Print, Troupeau dans les Alpilles, Yves Brayer

Troupeau dans les Alpilles

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm

$452

Print, L'atelier des costumes, Yves Brayer

L'atelier des costumes

Yves Brayer

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$198

Print, Les bords de l'Allier, Yves Brayer

Les bords de l'Allier

Yves Brayer

Print - 27.5 x 28 cm

$226

Print, La tente de l'Emir, Maroc, Yves Brayer

La tente de l'Emir, Maroc

Yves Brayer

Print - 31 x 34 cm

$226

Painting, Ruines d’Ostie, Yves Brayer

Ruines d’Ostie

Yves Brayer

Painting - 50 x 65 x 5 cm

$11,067

Painting, Elégante, Yves Brayer

Elégante

Yves Brayer

Painting - 24 x 20.5 cm

$1,412

Painting, Bergerie en Provence, Le Destet, Yves Brayer

Bergerie en Provence, Le Destet

Yves Brayer

Painting - 20.3 x 26.8 cm

$1,976

Print, Quand les mystères sont très malins IV, Yves Brayer

Quand les mystères sont très malins IV

Yves Brayer

Print - 20.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm

$960

Print, Quand les mystères sont très malins III, Yves Brayer

Quand les mystères sont très malins III

Yves Brayer

Print - 18.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm

$960

Print, Quand les mystères sont très malins II, Yves Brayer

Quand les mystères sont très malins II

Yves Brayer

Print - 18 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm

$960

Fine Art Drawings, Scène de corrida, Yves Brayer

Scène de corrida

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 31.3 cm

$903

Print, Le balcon, Yves Brayer

Le balcon

Yves Brayer

Print - 32.8 x 24.2 cm

$960

Print, Chevaux en campagne, Yves Brayer

Chevaux en campagne

Yves Brayer

Print - 63.5 x 54 cm

$361

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23.5 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23.5 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 24 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 24 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm

$621

Painting, Carmen, Yves Brayer

Carmen

Yves Brayer

Painting - 53.5 x 37 cm

$2,597

Painting, Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade, Yves Brayer

Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade

Yves Brayer

Painting - 19 x 24 x 2.5 cm

$6,211

Print, Les gardians, Yves Brayer

Les gardians

Yves Brayer

Print - 74 x 54 cm

$452

Print, Corrida aux Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Yves Brayer

Corrida aux Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm

$452

Print, Paysans mexicains, Yves Brayer

Paysans mexicains

Yves Brayer

Print - 33 x 24 cm

$282

Print, Chevaux au bord de l'étang, Yves Brayer

Chevaux au bord de l'étang

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm

$452

Print, Le repos des cavaliers sur la plage, Yves Brayer

Le repos des cavaliers sur la plage

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm

$452

Print, La cabane gardiane, Yves Brayer

La cabane gardiane

Yves Brayer

Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm

$452

Print, Le bar des artistes, Yves Brayer

Le bar des artistes

Yves Brayer

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$198

Print, L'abonné dans les coulisses, Yves Brayer

L'abonné dans les coulisses

Yves Brayer

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$198

Print, Le magasin aux accessoires, Yves Brayer

Le magasin aux accessoires

Yves Brayer

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$198

Print, la loge de Serge Lifar, Yves Brayer

la loge de Serge Lifar

Yves Brayer

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$198

Print, Danseuse au canapé, Yves Brayer

Danseuse au canapé

Yves Brayer

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$198

Print, Chevaux se battant, Yves Brayer

Chevaux se battant

Yves Brayer

Print - 28.5 x 32 cm

$226

Print, Rue à Soho, Londres, Yves Brayer

Rue à Soho, Londres

Yves Brayer

Print - 28.5 x 30 cm

$226

Print, Paysage de Castille, Yves Brayer

Paysage de Castille

Yves Brayer

Print - 28.5 x 32 cm

$226

Print, Athènes, Yves Brayer

Athènes

Yves Brayer

Print - 28.5 x 32 cm

$226

Print, Le conteur arabe, Fez, Yves Brayer

Le conteur arabe, Fez

Yves Brayer

Print - 30 x 34.5 cm

$226

Print, Cabane en Camargue, Yves Brayer

Cabane en Camargue

Yves Brayer

Print - 24 x 31 cm

$226

Print, Manade en Camargue, Yves Brayer

Manade en Camargue

Yves Brayer

Print - 29 x 37 cm

$226

Print, Le Cirque, Yves Brayer

Le Cirque

Yves Brayer

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.05 cm

$339

Print, Jardin japonais, Yves Brayer

Jardin japonais

Yves Brayer

Print - 40.5 x 50.5 x 0.2 cm

$452

Print, Paysage montagneux, Yves Brayer

Paysage montagneux

Yves Brayer

Print - 40.5 x 51 x 0.2 cm

$452

Print, Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer, Yves Brayer

Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Print - 54 x 57 x 0.3 cm

$282

Print, Parfum exotique, Yves Brayer

Parfum exotique

Yves Brayer

Print - 33 x 24.2 cm

$960

Print, Les deux amies, Yves Brayer

Les deux amies

Yves Brayer

Print - 32.4 x 23.8 cm

$960

Painting, Scène galante, Yves Brayer

Scène galante

Yves Brayer

Painting - 28 x 22.2 cm

$1,694

Print, Figures de ballet, Yves Brayer

Figures de ballet

Yves Brayer

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$198

Print, Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer, Yves Brayer

Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm

$282

Painting, Paso de la Vierge à Grenade, Yves Brayer

Paso de la Vierge à Grenade

Yves Brayer

Painting - 31.9 x 23.2 cm

Sold

Painting, Les remparts de Vladimir, Yves Brayer

Les remparts de Vladimir

Yves Brayer

Painting - 23.2 x 32 cm

Sold

Painting, L'Escorial, Yves Brayer

L'Escorial

Yves Brayer

Painting - 28 x 21 cm

Sold

Discover our selections of works by artists

Need help finding your favorite? Consult our selection pages made for you.
Need to know more?

Who is the artist?

Born in 1907 in Versailles and died in 1990 in Paris, Yves Brayer spent most of his childhood in Bourges. When he moved to Paris in 1924, he studied at the Academy of Montparnasse and at the School of Fine Arts. From his first years of studies, he exhibited his work at the Salon d'Automne and at the Salon des Indépendants. He then obtained a scholarship by the state which allowed him to go to Spain, where he made a major discovery, the work of the big masters at the Museum of Prado. He never stop travelling all throughout his life, always keeping Paris as his homeport.

Yves Brayer's approach is undertandable in the historical context in which he evolved. He belongs to a group of artists who between the two wars, needed to keep a strong link with reality, hence the pictorial trends that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. If the artist can not be attached to any particular movement, he approaches the New Realism movement. His work which goes through the twentieth century is marked by richness and diversity. Painting was his first love. He has a real fascination for mediterranean landscapes, of a pure and wild nature. Particularly, landscapes of Provence and Camargue, which is like a Garden of Eden for the artist. In parallel to his activity as a painter, he designed sets and costumes for the opera, practiced illustration, engraving and mural decoration.

His particular exhibitions has built him a name in numerous countries such as France, as well as in other countries in Europe and in the United States. The National Library presented "Yves Brayer, Engraver" in 1977 for its seventieth anniversary, and the Postal Museum dedicated an exhibition to his work for the publication of a stamp he was asked to do in 1978. The Museum Yves Brayer was inagurated in 1991 in Baux-de-Provence.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Yves Brayer’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Famous Illustrators, Comic Artists, Classically-Inspired Illustrative Artists, Contemporary Illustration, Black and White Portraits

When was Yves Brayer born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1907