1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Little Bull Fight, "Bravo Toro!" is a 1850 watercolor by Arthur Melville, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour painting depicts a lively bullfighting scene. The central focus is a bull charging towards a group of people, with the crowd in the background watching the event. The scene is set in an arena, with a prominent red and yellow structure visible. The artist has used a range of colours to bring the scene to life, with the bull and the people in the foreground standing out against the more muted tones of the background. The overall effect is one of energy and movement, capturing the intensity of the bullfight. To learn more about the artist's use of colour and composition, explore the works of Melville, Arthur (R.W.S., A.R.S.A.).
The watercolor *Bravo Toro!* by Arthur Melville depicts a scene from a bullfight, titled *The Little Bull Fight*. It was exhibited at the Royal Watercolour Society in 1889 and later included in the 1906 catalogue of Melville’s work at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour. The piece was reproduced in publications such as *Modern Water-Colour* (1917) and the Old Water Colour Society's Club annual volume (1924). Acquired on 20 February 1906, the work remains part of the collection.
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Arthur Melville (1855–1904) was a Scottish painter of Orientalist subjects, among others.
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