Modesto Brocos Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Modesto Brocos Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 11, 2024
MODESTO BROCOS Y GÓMEZ (Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, 1936). "Italian Organillero". Oil on canvas. Presents restorations and flaws in the pictorial surface. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
MODESTO BROCOS Y GÓMEZ (Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, 1936). "Italian Organillero". Oil on canvas. Presents restorations and flaws in the pictorial surface. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 110 x 71 cm; 125 x 87 cm (frame). Painter of portraits, landscapes and genre themes, engraver, draftsman and writer, Modesto Brocos was a Galician artist active in Brazil, or a Brazilian artist born in Galicia (he obtained Brazilian nationality). He began his training at the Academy of Fine Arts of La Coruña, in Santiago, where he was taught by his brother Isidoro, sculptor and engraver, who years later would be Pablo Picasso's teacher. He also studied with the miniaturist Cancela del Río. Before he was twenty years old, he began his first trip to South America, arriving in Buenos Aires in 1871. In the Buenos Aires capital he worked as an illustrator in "Los Anales de la Agricultura de la República Argentina", a publication edited under the patronage of Domingo F. Sarmiento. He opened a drawing and engraving workshop in 1872, but two years later, around 1874-75, he moved to Brazil, specifically to Rio de Janeiro. There he studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, where his teachers were Vítor Meireles and Zeferino da Costa. He will also collaborate with the publication "O Mequetrefe". In fact, Brocos will popularize in Brazil the woodcut technique, almost unknown until then, which he used to make his illustrations. With a restless character, he only remained in Brazil for two years, returning to Europe and settling first in Paris, where he entered the School of Fine Arts and was taught by the German Henri Lehmann. Dissatisfied with the teaching system of the institution, he left shortly after and went to Madrid. From the Spanish capital he left again for France and from there to Rome, on a scholarship from the Diputación de La Coruña. There he studied at the Academia Chigi, and came into contact with Francisco Pradilla, who would be his protector and teacher during his four-year stay in the Italian capital. By this time Brocos is already a mature artist, author of excellent works and a frequent participant in the Paris Salon. In 1890, leaving aside his professorship in the Economic Society of Santiago, he returned to American lands, settling again in Rio. There he obtained a teaching position at the National School of Fine Arts, of which he eventually became director, and played an important role as a painter and treatise writer. He published writings on art theory, and produced countless etching portraits, as well as paintings of Brazilian customs and historical themes. However, despite being based in America, he maintained ties with his native Spain, participating in the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts (he was awarded an Honorary Mention in 1897), and even publishing writings, among which stands out his only work of fiction, "Viaje a Marte", published in Valencia in 1930, in which he constructs an authentic socialist utopia. In 1952 an anthological exhibition of his work was organized in Rio, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. He is currently represented in the National Museum of Fine Arts of Rio de Janeiro, which in 2007 dedicated an important anthological exhibition to him, the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, the Museum of Fine Arts of La Coruña, the Caixa Galicia Foundation, etc. It presents restorations and faults in the pictorial surface.
Setdart Auction House
Oct. 18, 2023
Modesto Brocos y Gomes (Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 1936) "Old woman with white headdress"
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
Modesto Brocos y Gomes (Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 1936) "Old woman with white headdress" Oil on canvas Signed 52 x 41 cm 1.000 - 1.500 €
Greco Subastas
May. 18, 2023
Modesto Brocos y Gómez ( Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, 1936 ) "Girl in the Kitchen"
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
Modesto Brocos y Gómez ( Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, 1936 ) "Girl in the Kitchen" Oil on canvas 65 x 52 cm 2.000 - 2.500 €
Greco Subastas
Aug. 31, 2022
MODESTO BROCOS Y GÓMEZ (Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, 1936). "Portrait of a Knight", 1880. Oil on canvas. Redesigned. It has repaints and flaws in the frame. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €900 - €1,200
MODESTO BROCOS Y GÓMEZ (Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, 1936). "Portrait of a Gentleman, 1880. Oil on canvas. Re-coloured. With repainting and damage to the frame. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 65 x 54 cm; 77 x 65 cm (frame). Painter of portraits, landscapes and genre themes, engraver, draughtsman and writer, Modesto Brocos was a Galician artist active in Brazil, or a Brazilian artist born in Galicia (he obtained Brazilian nationality). He began his training at the Academia de Bellas Artes de La Coruña, in Santiago, where he was taught by his brother Isidoro, a sculptor and engraver, who would later become Pablo Picasso's teacher. He also studied with the miniaturist Cancela del Río. Before the age of twenty he began his first trip to South America, arriving in Buenos Aires in 1871. In the Buenos Aires capital he worked as an illustrator on "Los Anales de la Agricultura de la República Argentina", a publication published under the patronage of Domingo F. Sarmiento. He opened a drawing and engraving workshop in 1872, but two years later, around 1874-75, he moved to Brazil, specifically to Rio de Janeiro. There he studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, where his teachers were Vítor Meireles and Zeferino da Costa. He also collaborated with the publication "O Mequetrefe". In fact, Brocos popularised in Brazil the technique of woodcut, almost unknown until then, which he used for his illustrations. A restless character, he only stayed in Brazil for two years, then returned to Europe and initially settled in Paris, where he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and was taught by the German Henri Lehmann. Dissatisfied with the institution's teaching system, he left shortly afterwards and went to Madrid. From the Spanish capital he went back to France and from there to Rome, on a grant from the Diputación de La Coruña. There he studied at the Academia Chigi, and came into contact with Francisco Pradilla, who was to be his protector and teacher during his four years in the Italian capital. By this time Brocos was already a mature artist, the author of excellent works and a frequent participant in the Paris Salon. In 1890, leaving aside his professorship at the Santiago Economic Society, he returned to the Americas, settling again in Rio. There he obtained a teaching post at the National School of Fine Arts, of which he eventually became director, and carried out important work as a painter and treatise writer. He published writings on art theory and produced innumerable etched portraits and paintings of Brazilian genre and historical subjects. However, despite being based in America, he maintained links with his native Spain, taking part in the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts (he was awarded an Honourable Mention in 1897), and even publishing writings, including his only work of fiction, "Journey to Mars", published in Valencia in 1930, in which he constructs an authentic socialist utopia. In 1952, an anthological exhibition of his work was organised in Rio, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. He is currently represented at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Rio de Janeiro, which in 2007 devoted an important anthological exhibition to him, the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, the Museo de Bellas Artes de La Coruña, the Fundación Caixa Galicia, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 15, 2022
MODESTO BROCOS Santiago de Composte (1852) / Brazil (1936) "Valdoviño", 1912
Est: €210 - €280
Watercolor on paper Signed, titled and dated on the back . 21 x 26 cm
Ansorena
May. 11, 2022
MODESTO BROCOS Y GÓMEZ (Santiago de Compostela, 1852 – Rio de Janeiro, "Portrait of a Lady". Oil on canvas. It presents slight repainting and restorations. Signed in the middle left area.
Est: €700 - €900
MODESTO BROCOS Y GÓMEZ (Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, "Portrait of a lady. Oil on canvas. It has slight repainting and restorations. Signed in the middle left area. Measurements: 51 x 40,5 cm. Painter of portraits, landscapes and genre themes, engraver, draughtsman and writer, Modesto Brocos was a Galician artist active in Brazil, or a Brazilian artist born in Galicia (he obtained the Brazilian nationality). He began his training at the Academia de Bellas Artes de La Coruña, in Santiago, where he was taught by his brother Isidoro, a sculptor and engraver, who would later become Pablo Picasso's teacher. He also studied with the miniaturist Cancela del Río. Before the age of twenty he began his first trip to South America, arriving in Buenos Aires in 1871. In the Buenos Aires capital he worked as an illustrator on "Los Anales de la Agricultura de la República Argentina", a publication published under the patronage of Domingo F. Sarmiento. He opened a drawing and engraving workshop in 1872, but two years later, around 1874-75, he moved to Brazil, specifically to Rio de Janeiro. There he studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, where his teachers were Vítor Meireles and Zeferino da Costa. He also collaborated with the publication "O Mequetrefe". In fact, Brocos popularised in Brazil the technique of woodcut, almost unknown until then, which he used for his illustrations. A restless character, he only stayed in Brazil for two years, then returned to Europe and initially settled in Paris, where he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and was taught by the German Henri Lehmann. Dissatisfied with the institution's teaching system, he left shortly afterwards and went to Madrid. From the Spanish capital he went back to France and from there to Rome, on a grant from the Diputación de La Coruña. There he studied at the Academia Chigi, and came into contact with Francisco Pradilla, who was to be his protector and teacher during his four years in the Italian capital. By this time Brocos was already a mature artist, the author of excellent works and a frequent participant in the Paris Salon. In 1890, leaving aside his professorship at the Santiago Economic Society, he returned to the Americas, settling again in Rio. There he obtained a teaching post at the National School of Fine Arts, of which he eventually became director, and carried out important work as a painter and treatise writer. He published writings on art theory and produced innumerable etched portraits and paintings of Brazilian genre and historical subjects. However, despite being based in America, he maintained links with his native Spain, taking part in the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts (he was awarded an Honourable Mention in 1897), and even publishing writings, including his only work of fiction, "Journey to Mars", published in Valencia in 1930, in which he constructs an authentic socialist utopia. In 1952, an anthological exhibition of his work was organised in Rio, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. He is currently represented in the National Museum of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, which in 2007 devoted an important anthological exhibition to him, the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, the Museum of Fine Arts in La Coruña, the Caixa Galicia Foundation, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 01, 2021
Brocos, Modesto (Santiago de Compostela 1852-Rio de Janeiro 1936) - The exit from mass, 1885
Est: €200 - €300
oil on canvas signed lower left: M.o Brocos 85
Finarte
Sep. 15, 2020
MODESTO BROCOS
Est: -
Santiago de Compostela 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1936 Galicia landscape. 1912 Oil on cardboard Signed and dated on the back Size 22.5 x 32 cm
Subastas Segre
Dec. 05, 2019
Portrait of neapolitan woman
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
MODESTO BROCOS Santiago of Compostela, 1852 - Rio de Janeiro, 1936 Portrait of neapolitan woman Oil on canvas, 62 x 46 cm Signed lower left: Brocos CONDITION REPORT: Small restoration on the back, small craquelé
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
May. 21, 2017
Modesto Brocos (Brazilian, 1852-1936)- Oil/Canvas
Est: $400 - $600
"The Rape of Proserpina" after Peter Paul Rubens, signed and dated lower right corner. Image: 33.5" H X 47.25" W; frame: 41" X 54.25". Inpainting to areas of canvas, three punctures to upper composition.
Auctions at Showplace
Oct. 20, 2016
MODESTO BROCOS Y GOMES - ESCENA DE INTERIOR
Est: -
MODESTO BROCOS Y GOMES 1852 Santiago de Compostela - 1936 RÍo de Janeiro Escena de interior Firmado y fechado en 1880. 99 x 99,5 cm Óleo sobre lienzo
Isbilya Subastas
Jan. 21, 2016
MODESTO BROCOS Y GOMES (Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - 1936), Male portrait - MODESTO BROCOS Y GOMES 1852 Santiago de Compostela - 1936 Retrato masculino
Est: -
Firmado y fechado en 1880.
Isbilya Subastas
Jan. 20, 2016
MODESTO BROCOS Y GOMES (Santiago de Compostela, 1852 - 1936), Neapolitan peasant woman - MODESTO BROCOS Y GOMES 1852 Santiago de Compostela - 1936 Campesina napolitana
Est: -
Firmado.
Isbilya Subastas
Sep. 09, 2014
Modesto Brocos y G¾mez, Spanish 1852-1936-
Est: £800 - £1,200
Modesto Brocos y G¾mez, Spanish 1852-1936- Portrait of a young boy seated full length wearing a sheepskin; oil on canvas, signed, 117x87.5cm., (unframed)
Roseberys