ABOUT
Discover Martine Brand’s master paintings
BIOGRAPHY
Graduated from The Fashion Academy and The Art Academy, Martine Brand learned the classical oil painting techniques, especially the chiaroscuro from her grandmother, Loeki Kleijn. Painting talent runs in the family as her grandmother is a family member of the renowned Dutch landscape painter Lodewijk Johannes Kleijn, student of Andreas Schelfhout.
Her classical oil paintings are made by painting on wooden panels. Martine uses the chiaroscuro lighting from the 16th Century as well as the technique of that time. Her sketches and dry needles are minimalistic with quick lines, where the final painting result is detailed.
Martine Brand uses her dreams, feelings and emotions to create stories and dreams rich in symbols, myths and legends. Her paintings describe sensuality and strong feminine characters, as well as a strong contrast between culture and habits, humbleness and wealth, sexuality and freedom, the classical chiaroscuro light from the 16th Century mixed with the newest fashion clothing, jewelry and accessories shown on the catwalks of the major fashion designers.
Jean-Christophe Ammann & Walter Liedtke
The conceptual art curator Jean-Christophe Ammann stimulated Martine to work on a collection of paintings. He guided her for one and a half years on behalf of the art investor Massimiliano Subba, Director of Anthea (and former Vice-President of the Global Structured Product Group at Bank of America, in charge of Italy, Spain and Portugal. Finally, he held a Director position in the Securitization department of Commerzbank in London, the Asset Finance Group of Crédit Suisse First Boston in London).
Jean-Christophe Ammann was art curator at Kunsthalle Basel, Kunstmuseum Luzern, and related as art curator to the UBS Bank Hamburg, Director Ramiz Haddad. Jean-Christophe Ammann introduced Martine’s painting Alice Herz-Sommer to the art curator Walter Liedtke, art curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and known as one of the world’s leading scholars of Dutch and Flemish paintings.
Martine’s paintings were shown at the The Grand Palais in Paris, The Tsar Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg, The Musée des Arts Décoratifs – Le Louvre in Paris, The Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, Art Dubai, with the art curator Sheikha Lulu al Sabah, Art Israel, the Pierre Cardin Museum, PAN Amsterdam, Art Monaco, Art Cologne with Qvest, Cologne Fine Art, Art Rai, Art Rotterdam, Luxury Fair Amsterdam, Art Miami, Contemporary Art Fair North Sea Jazz Festival, Singer Museum Laren.
With the art curator Jean-Christophe Ammann, Martine created a painting collection that is already sold. Banks such as UBS Bank and ABN AMRO bank collect her work.
Martine works presently on a royal show at The Soestdijk Royal Palace, titled ROYALS IN FASHION, with the Queen Maxima of The Netherlands. The art curator Werner van den Belt is the art curator for this project.
Collectors all around the world contract Martine for portrait assignments. Art collectors, art curators, dignitaries, oil sheiks and members of the Dutch Royal Family are among her clients and also collect her oil paintings and her fashion illustrations. Martine painted prestigious interior for private clients as well, all around the world.
CLIENTS
Piaget
Chopard
Chanel
Chanel Men
Dior
Dior Men
D. Porthault for Dior
Yves Saint Laurent, YSL
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, LVMH
Dolce & Gabbana
Versace
Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani Men
Prada
Maison Fabre
Ferrari
Sylivia Toledano for Guerlain
Guerlain
Alexander McQueen
Givenchy
Elie Saab
Cartier
Tom Ford
Martini Russia
Balmain
The Efteling
Walt Disney
Kidada Jones (daughter of Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson’s producer)
Emily Snider for J Crew
And many others…
ILLUSTRATED & PAINTED PORTRAITS
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of The Netherlands for The Soestdijk Royal Palace
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands for The Soestdijk Royal Palace
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia for The Constantine Palace of Saint Petersburg
Sheikh Walid Juffali
Prince Al-Walid ben Talal ben Abdelaziz Al Saoud
Michel Haddi for the art curator Princess (Sheika) Lulu Al-Sabah of Dubai
Karl Lagerfeld for Condé Nast
Anna Wintour for Condé Nast
Claudia Schiffer for Le Louvre Arts Décoratifs
Naomi Campbell for Le Louvre Arts Décoratifs
Kate Moss for Matchboox
Scarlett Johansson for Chanel Haute Couture Pearls
Phoebe Philo for the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers
John Galliano for Masters of Fashion Dior
Natalia Vodianova for Shalimar by Guerlain L’officiel italia
Bettina Graziani for Hubert de Givenchy for author Antonio Manlio Nieto
Giorgio Armani for Condé Nast
Donatella Versace for Condé Nast
Gwyneth Paltrow for Restores
Alice Hertz-Sommer
PUBLICATIONS IN MAGAZINES
Vogue
L’Uomo Vogue
Vanity Fair
L’Officiel
L’Officiel Hommes
Harper’s Bazaar and Harper’s Bazaar Art
Numéro Russia Paris
Marie Claire and Marie Claire Catwalk
Photo Magazine
Bolero Men and Women
Nouveau, incl. the Horoscope
Elegance Magazine, incl. the Horoscope
Qvest Men and Women
Linda Magazine
Glamour
Chapeau
Residence Magazine
Jan Magazine
Award nominated for Red Magazine and Viva Magazine
Algemeen Dagblad
Het Parool
De Telegraaf