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SOLD Alfred De Breanski Snr. (1852-1928) Walton on the Thames
Alfred de Breanski, Senior (British, 1852-1928) A View in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey signed lower left ‘Alfred de Breanski’ oil on canvas 59 x 90cm (23 x 35in). plus substantial frame.
Alfred de Breanski became famous for grand and breathtaking views of the Thames, Scotland, and Wales. Unlined, tension slightly slack. Paint layer has prominent age craquelure, some with slightly raised edges but generally stable. Frame in good condition. Cleaned. Localised areas of retouching, mainly in the sky. Very nice frame with acorns and husks is in very good condition.
Born in London into a family of artists and living much of his life in Greenwich, Alfred De Breanski, Sr., was a well-known landscape painter of Welsh and Scottish scenes, especially lochs in the highlands at sunset, bathed in light. Often his paintings had water and sheep or cattle grazing and perhaps a solitary figure in the distance. Later in his career, he painted views of the Thames as well as one of Windsor Castle. In 1880, he began spending much time in London where he was a Freeman of the City of London. He was married to Annie Roberts, a noted Welsh artist whom he met on painting trips to Wales. The couple had seven children including two sons, Gustave and Alfred who also became known for their landscape paintings. De Breanski began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in London in 1869, and he also exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists Suffolk Street and the New Watercolor Society. His style was realistic and detailed, and on the back of his work, he usually noted the exact location and the date of execution. Work in Museums by Alfred De Breanski, Sr., is in The Sydney Museum in Australia, Southampton Art Gallery and Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne. Sources include www.burlington.co.uk/gallery/artist/biography www.richard-green.com/ additional information courtesy of Wayne Kielsmeier. Provenance: Estate of the late Charles A. and Betti F. Saunders, Houston,
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Auction records.
LOT 90, SALE 7437 Alfred de Bréanski, Sen. (1852-1928)
Summer Showers, Perth; and Bealach-ram-bo, NB
PRICE REALIZED GBP 46,100
LOT 23, SALE 5306 Alfred de Bréanski, Snr. (1852-1928)
Loch Lomond at Sunset
PRICE REALIZED GBP 29,300
LOT 65, SALE 2547 Alfred de Bréanski (British, 1852-1928)
When the Trout Rise
PRICE REALIZED USD 37,500
LOT 71, SALE 7728 Alfred De Bréanski, R.B.A. (1852-1928)
Autumn in the highlands
PRICE REALIZED GBP 22,500
LOT 99 , SALE 5845 Alfred de Bréanski, Snr., R.B.A. (1852-1928)…
In wild Aberdeen
PRICE REALIZED GBP 20,000
LOT 68, SALE 4753 Alfred De Bréanski, R.B.A. (1852-1928)
A July Evening, Loch Lomond
PRICE REALIZED GBP 20,000
LOT 117, SALE 5627 Alfred De Bréanski, Sen. (1852-1928)
The Valley of the Teith
PRICE REALIZED GBP 18,750
LOT 90, SALE 8020 Alfred De Bréanski (1852-1928)
A Summer sunset
PRICE REALIZED GBP 18,750
LOT 484 , SALE 5745 ALFRED DE BREANSKI (BRITISH, 1852-1928)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 15,000
LOT 69, SALE 4753 Alfred De Bréanski, R.B.A. (1852-1928)
Highland light
PRICE REALIZED GBP 15,000
LOT 37 , SALE 5222 Alfred de Bréanski, Snr., R.B.A. (1852-1928)…
A Perthshire valley
PRICE REALIZED GBP 13,750
LOT 48 , SALE 5222 Alfred de Bréanski, Snr., R.B.A. (1852-1928)…
Loch Katrine, evening
PRICE REALIZED GBP 13,750
ALFRED DE BREANSKI Sr.(BRITISH, 1852 – 1928) Departing day
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