These charcoal still life drawings by Gulay Berryman were done in the classrooms of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (the Fine Art Academy of Brera) which the artist attended in the late-1990’s. They were a part of the artist’s personal collection since then and this is the first time they are being exhibited publicly and offered for sale.

The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera was founded in 1776 by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. It is located in the Palazzo Brera, a building in the center of Milan which was designed by architect Francesco Maria Rischini and completed around 1615. It shares the premises with the Pinacoteca di Brera, a major art gallery. The Accademia has programs for 1) the visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpture and both decorative and graphic arts), 2) for design and applied arts (art restoration, design for business, new technologies in art, and scenic design), and 3) communications and education in art (conservation of cultural heritage and art education). It has a total enrollment of around 3,800 students of which approximately 1,000 are foreign students from outside Italy.