Widely regarded as one of England’s most accomplished landscape artists, British painter Alfred de Breanski Sr. is known by collectors for his realistic depictions of the rugged, isolated beauty of the Scottish Highlands and Welsh mountains.
Born in 1852 in Greenwich, England, de Breanksi grew up in an artistic family. His elder brother was the noted seascape painter Gustave de Breanski and his younger sister Julie trained as an artist.
Many of de Breanksi’s paintings feature animals such as sheep and cattle, which he painted grazing along the grassy banks of the River Thames or in the undulating fields of Wales and Scotland. He was influenced by the likes of renowned British painter John Constable, making similar use of texture, light and color in his landscape paintings.
De Breanski debuted his works at the Royal Academy in London in 1872, where he continued to exhibit until 1918. He also showcased at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Cambrian Academy in Wales.
In 1873, de Breanski married Welsh painter Annie Roberts, and together they had seven children. Two of their children — Alfred de Breanski Jr. and Arthur de Breanski — would follow their parents’ footsteps and become artists. In 1880, de Breanksi became a Freeman of the City of London, and in 1928, he died in London.
Today, de Breanski’s paintings can be seen in museums and galleries throughout Britain, including at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, the Southampton City Art Gallery and the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery in Brighton and Hove.
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Dunkeld, Perth
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Alfred de Breanski Sr is one of the finest plein art artists of the Scottish Highlands. Renowned for capturing the fleeting light of sunset and sunrise, de Breanski masters layers an...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of a Loch at sunset
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) Sunset over a Scottish Highland Loch Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size including frame: 26.5 inches x 36....
Canvas, Oil
$32,213
19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of Loch Lubnaig
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) The Head of Loch Lubnaig Oil on canvas, signed & transcribed verso Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size...
Canvas, Oil
$12,145Sale Price|20% Off
Large 19th Century Royal Academy Oil Painting of Morecambe Bay & Lake District
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Morecambe Bay’ by Alfred de Breanski ARCA (1852-1928). The painting - which depicts cattle grazing on Heysham salt marshes in Morecambe Bay with a view of the Old Man of Coniston an...
Oil
$11,830Sale Price|30% Off
The Ancient Beeches, Sunset Shadows and River, English Lsndscape, 19th century
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine 19th century landscape oil on canvas by Alfred de Breanski Sr., this sunset, color and light, are exceptional in this work. Alfred De Brea...
Canvas, Oil
$21,567Sale Price|20% Off
Ben-Venue and Ben-A'an, Victorian Oil Painting, Signed, Circa 1870
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in St. Albans, GB
Alfred De Breanski Senior Oil on canvas Signed and inscribed on the reverse Canvas Size: 24 x 36" (60 x 90cm) Outside Frame Size: 35 x 47" (87.5 x 117.5cm) Free shipping worldwide ALFRED De BREANSKI Snr Alfred De Breanski was a distinguished landscape painter who became famous for his resplendent views of the Welsh and Scottish Highlands; he also painted many views of the Thames. Often bathed in a flood of golden light, these landscapes usually feature water and cattle or sheep on grassy banks; sometimes a solitary figure is seen the distance. Breanski belonged to the real stamp of those landscape painters who nimbly seized moments of the day. He had a great passion for the Highlands and perhaps more than any other, caught the atmospheric influences of the undulating landscape. Born in Greenwich...
Oil
Triptych: Three Highland Mountain and River Views, 1871
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Triptych of Highland Mountains and River comprises three oil paintings by famed plein air artist Alfred de Breanski Sr., presenting a studies of the same mountain and river from diff...
Canvas, Oil
$29,033
19th Century Welsh river landscape oil painting near Betws-y-Coed
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) Near the Fairy Glen Betws-y-Coed Oil on canvas, signed & transcribed verso Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 31 ...
Canvas, Oil
Victorian Landscape Oil of Highland Cattle watering at Dovedale, Peak District
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Landscape painting of Cattle watering at Dovedale in the Peak District England by one of the best known painters Alfred De Breanski Senior. Alfred de Breanski Snr...
Oil
Alfred De Breanski Sr. “A Pole In The Highlands”
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Alfred De Breanski Sr. (United Kingdom/Scotland, 1852-1928), circa 1890 Oil on canvas seascape titled en verso "A Pole in The Highlands" depicting two figures fishing center left, a ...
Paint
$12,500
H 60 in W 50 in
Scottish Highland landscape with pony, setter dogs, Red Grouse, day shooting
By Robert Cleminson
Located in Woodbury, CT
Scottish Highland landscape scene with English Setter gun dogs, the day's bag, and Red Grouse, after a day shooting. M. Fawcett was a pseudo name for Robe...
Oil
$6,221
H 36 in W 46.5 in D 3 in
Mountain Landscape With Torrent By Moonlight, 19th-Century Nocturne Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by Rudolf Giffinger (act. c. 1870-1895) depicts a moonlit mountain torrent - its rushing waters carving a luminous path through a darkened Alpine ...
Canvas, Oil
Brooklyn Blue Sky
By Tom Irizarry Studio
Located in Booklyn, NY
One calm evening in Brooklyn. One timeless painting. This scene captures the downtown Brooklyn skyline. A blue sky swirls around the last hurrah of daylight. It soothes the menacing drama of the storm cloud. Brooklyn Blue Sky...
Oil, Other Medium, Cotton Canvas, Pigment
$2,654Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.5 in W 42 in
Large Victorian Scottish Oil Painting Glencoe Mountains with Shepherd & Sheep
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Glencoe Scottish School, late 19th century indistinctly signed lower corner signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 30.5 x 42 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private...
Canvas, Oil
$2,073Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
Loch Lomond Scottish Highlands Signed Oil Painting Listed British Artist
By Prudence Turner
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Loch (Loch Lomond) signed by Prudence Turner, British b. 1930, signed. oil painting on canvas, framed. framed: 29.5 x 41 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches Provenance: pri...
Canvas, Oil
$2,212Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 32 in D 1 in
Setter Dogs/ Spaniels in Sporting Landscape Original Victorian English Dog Oil
By Robert Cleminson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Days Bag" by ROBERT CLEMINSON (British, 1864-1903) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 32 inches canvas: 16 x 24 inches provenance: private co...
Oil, Canvas
$1,663Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 11 in
19th Century Dutch School Oil Landscape with Bull and two Cows in Meadow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cows & Bull In Landscape Dutch School, 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 13 x 11 inches painting: 10 x 8 inches provenance: private UK collection. The painting is in good a...
Canvas, Oil
$8,157
H 30 in W 44 in D 3 in
Cattle Grazing Near Rhyl, North Wales. Victorian Oil Painting, Framed
Located in St. Albans, GB
A stunning, showpiece example of William Henry Mander's painted in Rhys, North Wales. The size is unusual and perfect for a mantlepiece as a statement piece. Picture Size: 22 x 36" ...
Oil
$1,990Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 28 in D 1 in
Signed Victorian Oil Painting Terrier Dogs by Rabbit Hole Coastal Sand Dunes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Rabbit Hole J. Langlois (c. 1855-1904) British signed Oil painting on canvas 16" x 23.5" (40.8 x 59.7cm) presented in ornate gilt frame condition: very good and presentable prove...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
H 20 in W 26 in
"Algerian Market" Antique Orientalist Oil Painting of North African City Street
By Alexis Auguste Delahogue
Located in Austin, TX
Canvas Size: 20 x 26 in. Frame Size: 27 x 33 in. Signed and dated, bottom left. A masterful example of Orientalist art, capturing the sun-drenched atmosphere of North Africa with an...
Canvas, Oil
$1,780Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 21 in
Highland Cattle at Dusk Antique Scottish Loch & Mountains Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Highland Cattle at Dusk by WILLIAM LANGLEY (1852-1922 signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 17 x 21 inches canvas: 12.5 x 16.5 inches Provenance: Private collection, previously exhibi...
Oil, Canvas
$1,659Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 24 in D 1 in
Antique Scottish Highlands Signed Oil Painting Summer Loch Sunset Harvest Field
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Aberfeldy" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed, lower corner with pseudonym "W. Richards" titled verso to canvas oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 12 x 20 inches fra...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.5 in W 29.5 in
Alfred De Breanski RBA, The Valley Of The Lledr - Evening
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid late-19th-century oil painting by British artist Alfred de Breanski RBA (1852-1928) depicts a view of the Lledr Valley in Snowdonia, north Wales. De Breanski was a cele...
Canvas, Oil
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H 56 in W 36 in D 3 in
Alfred De Breanski Sr. "Heading Home"
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alfred de Breanski Sr. Alfred De Breanski Sr. "Heading Home" Beautiful 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas 30" x 50" 36" x 56"
Canvas, Oil
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H 16 in W 19 in D 2 in
Oil Painting by Alfred De Breanski Senior "The River Medway"
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Alfred De Breanski senior "The River Medway" 1852 - 1928 A Fine painter of atmospheric highland views and rural landscape a regular exhibitor with many of his paintin...
Oil
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H 31 in W 43 in D 4 in
Scottish Landscape, Ben Lomond - British 19th century art oil painting Scotland
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Hagley, England
This breath taking British 19th century Scottish landscape oil painting is by noted landscape painter Alfred de Breanski senior. It was painted circa 1890 and is of Ben Lomond...
Oil
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H 27 in W 37 in D 3 in
Lochnagar - 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting of the Scottish Highlands
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Lochnagar’ by Alfred de Breanski ARCA (1852 - 1928). This large fine 19th century oil painting of the Scottish Highlands is signed by the artist and hangs in a superb quality, newly...
Oil
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H 50 in W 32 in D 4 in
Loch Lomond - Very Large 19th Century Scottish Highlands Landscape Oil Painting
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Loch Lomond’ by Alfred de Breanski ARCA (1852 - 1928). This large fine 19th century oil painting of the Scottish Highlands is signed by the artist and hangs in a superb quality newl...
Oil
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H 21.5 in W 18.5 in D 2.5 in
Mountain Landscape Painting of Scottish Highlands by 19th Century British Artist
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Landscape Painting of Ben Venue in the Scottish Highlands by 19th Century British Artist, Alfred De Breanski Snr, (1852 - 1928). Signed...
Oil, Canvas
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H 37.25 in W 49.25 in D 4.25 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of the Lake District
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) At Sunset Buttermere Oil on canvas, signed Transcribed verso ‘at Sunset Buttermere, Alfred de Breanski RBA’ Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5...
Canvas, Oil
At Weybridge
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 16 x 24 inches Framed size: 23 x 29 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
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H 31 in W 42 in D 4 in
Falcon Craig, Derwentshire - Large 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
A very large fine 19th century oil on canvas depicting the famous Falcon Craig (or crag) at Derwentwater in the English Lake District by the eminent Victorian landscape painter Alfred de Bréanski Snr...
Oil
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H 24 in W 36 in
Scottish 19th Century Landscape painting ‘The Highlands’ Alfred de Breanski Snr
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
‘The Highlands’ is a Scottish 19th Century Landscape painting by Alfred de Breanski Snr. ‘The Highlands’ depicts a wonderfu...
Oil
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H 24 in W 40 in
Berkshire Homestead - 19th Century English Landscape Oil Painting - de Breanski
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
This is a very large fine 19th century oil on canvas depicting sheep grazing in open fields before ‘A Berkshire Homestead’ in springtime by the eminent Victorian landscape painter Al...
Oil