Symphonie Fantastique
Catalog no.
0076
Year
1975
Subject
Music
Media
Oil / Acrylic /
Oil on board
Size (H x W)
24 x 26 inches
Availability
For sale, Priced
Price
£690
See our Terms of Sale here.
Inspired by Berlioz' music of that title, this is an illustration of the complex story of Berlioz and his wife Harriet, that was transformed into music. It includes the horrors of changing personality, subconscious fears, and disillusion. Note the appearance of the snake that symbolises deceit and the shocking exposure of that which lies beneath the surface. Signed PBB.
Send enquiry
Send an enquiry about artwork catalogue number 0076.
Related artworks
Catalogue no.: 0089
- For sale, Priced
£350
This work is influenced by Egyptian art and cubism with the face being shown face-on and in profile at the same time. Inspired by the original poem of Vitor Hugo,...
Catalogue no.: 0147
- For sale, Priced
£420
An early work in palette knife, a depiction of the apochryful tale of the loss of innocence. Signed: PBB...
Catalogue no.: 0027
- Sold
"For many years after hearing it (Berlioz:-' Romeo and Juliet') I carried the idea of trying to paint it. Analogies cannot be pushed too far, in particular, perhaps, the music-paint...
Catalogue no.: 0251
- For sale, Priced
£670
Also called "The Musicians", this is a fresco - Paul taught himself the skill of this technique in 1990 with only a book to help. In lieu of a lime-plastered...
Catalogue no.: 0165
- For sale, Priced
£1510
Undertaken in the '70s, using hessian as a canvas, he depicts Adam as being a victim, co-erced into compliance according to belief perpetuated by religious tradition in which the artist...
More Music
Catalogue no.: 0259
- For sale, Priced
£1200
One of three paintings on the theme, probably inspired by Radio 3. This is a playful work in which time appears through the different costumes from different eras in the...
Catalogue no.: 0296
- Not for sale
(See 0295 and 0298) Acrylic paint, inks and watercolour. This shows the protagonist leaving the village behind - after causing a stir and turning people's lives upside down....
Catalogue no.: 0264
- For sale, Priced
£1465
Shown at Heatherly anniversary Exhibition, 1996, this work is based on the music by Carl Orff, depicting the powerful 'Wheel of Fortune'. The 1934 text is based on a nineteenth...
Catalogue no.: 169
- Gifted
This is a sketch to prepare for the paintings of Petrouschka which at the time PBB believed would be his 'final work' - as it was he went on to...
Catalogue no.: 0540
- For sale, Priced
£150
Watercolour, framed. See also: 'Tree on Common' and this image also features in Carmina Burana, Cat. No. 0264....
More Oil / Acrylic
Catalogue no.: 0206
- Sold
The White Goddess features in a number of guises in different traditions - from Ancient Egypt to Celtic mythology and possibly linked to the Indo-Chinese pantheon of Taras. As described...
Catalogue no.: 0288
- For sale, Priced
£1400
"The Puppet's Revenge." P.B.B. The third of three paintings telling the story of "Petrouschka" - here the puppet master becomes the victim of the ghost of Petroushka who terrifyingly rises...
Catalogue no.: 0232
- For sale, Priced
£895
Illustration of the poem (Goethe) that was set to music by Schubert, Liszt and Schumann. The golden goblet is a gift from his dying wife and he used it all...
Catalogue no.: 0270
- For sale, Priced
£1320
Probably inspired by a series on Early Music on BBC Radio 3 (always on, accompanying the painter in the studio) the figures appear to be stylisations of younger versions of...
Catalogue no.: 0133
- For sale, Priced
£525
High realism in the drapery, hands and detail of this work. Signed:- P B Brand. Several models sat for this picture, but the likeness in the face is definitely that...
