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.
On 1stDibs, find a range of Alfred de Breanski Sr. paintings.
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
$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
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
$31,746
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
$21,255Sale 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
Ben Venue, Scotland An antique Victorian Oil Painting, Signed Breanski Snr
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in St. Albans, GB
Alfred De Breanski Senior Oil on canvas Signed Canvas Size: 20 x 30" (50 x 76cm) Outside Frame Size: 27 x 37" (69 x 95cm) Free shipping worldwide ALFRED De BREANSKI Snr Alfred...
Oil
$28,610
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
Cookham Reach
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 16 x 24 inches Framed size: 27 x 34 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, 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
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
The Banks and Braes O'Bonny Doon
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 16 x 24 inches Framed size: 22.25 x 30.5 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, 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
$2,450
H 13 in W 15 in
19th century English marine, The Thames at the Pool of London, original frame
By Bernard Benedict Hemy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Bernard Hemy - Bernard Benedict Hemy (1844 - 1910). Marine and Coastal painter in oil and watercolor. Born in Newcastle to Henry F. Hemy, brother...
Canvas, Oil
$50,413
H 48 in W 67 in D 3 in
Magnificent Large 19th Century Royal Academy Oil Painting of Welsh Landscape
By Benjamin Williams Leader
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Welsh Hillside Path’ by Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923). The painting is signed and dated by the artist and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874. We only offer origin...
Oil
$2,036
H 23 in W 30 in D 1 in
Sunset over Mountain Lakes Cattle Watering from Water Large Tranquil Oil Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English School, late 20th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 30 inches canvas: 16 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England the painting is in overall very good and...
Canvas, Oil
$3,951
H 34 in W 32.5 in
Huge 1850's Irish Romantic Sunset Landscape over Lough Waters & Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Irish Sunset Irish School, mid 19th century, circa 1850, unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed: 34 x 32.5 inches canvas: 28 x 26 inches provenance: private collection, UK conditi...
Oil, Canvas
Arabian Rider at Dusk
By Adolf Schreyer
Located in Austin, TX
Adolf Schreyer's "Arabian Rider at Dusk" is a stunning oil painting on canvas that depicts an Arabian rider in a golden sunset. By Adolf Schreyer 8.5" x 15.5" Oil on Canvas Framed...
Canvas, Oil
$18,850
H 36 in W 45 in
19th century English Harvest landscape with horses, farmers, children, family
By Henry Brittan Willis
Located in Woodbury, CT
Henry Brittian Willis English plough team at rest during harvest Summertime. A painting by Henry Brittiam Willis capturing a 19th-century English plough team, complete with horses,...
Canvas, Oil
$23,026
H 30.5 in W 42.5 in D 3.25 in
19th Century landscape genre oil painting of farmworkers with horses & a dog
By George Cole
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Cole British, (1810-1883) Rick Making, Lunchtime Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1883 Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 30.5 inches x 42.5 inches Prove...
Canvas, Oil
$21,657
H 25.6 in W 35.63 in D 2.96 in
Making The Run For Home The Cornwall Coast Framed Cornish Fishing Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Charles Napier Hemy. English ( b.1841 – d.1917 ). Making The Run For Home, Cornish Coast, 1915. Oil On Canvas. Monogram & Dated 1915 Lower Right. Image size 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches...
Canvas, Oil
$2,554
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
$4,250
H 30 in W 36 in
Broadwood, 19th century English portrait of a horse in a stable with landscape
By William Albert Clark
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Albert Clark (1851–1925) “Broadwood” – Portrait of a Hunter in a Stable Circa 1890 Oil on canvas Signed lower right Original English oak frame A distinguished late Victoria...
Canvas, Oil
$1,410
H 6 in W 8 in
English 19th century English Farm with shire Clydesdale horses in a landscape
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Woodbury, CT
English School Farmyard Scene with Horses and Goat Oil on panel, unsigned The Circle of John Frederick Herring Sr. Circa 1880 Presented in a later gilt and painted frame This finely rendered 19th-century English farmyard scene captures the quiet dignity of rural life, with a group of three horses—white, chestnut, and black—gathered beneath a tree in the warm light of late afternoon. A small goat stands to one side near a rustic stable, adding a note of charming domesticity to the composition. The surrounding landscape, with its distant hills and careful play of shadow and cloud, speaks to the artist’s sensitivity to atmosphere and detail. Though unsigned, the painting is executed in a manner closely aligned with the work of John Frederick Herring Senior, one of Britain’s most celebrated animal painters of the Victorian era. The careful modelling of the horses, their distinctive postures and anatomy, and the tranquil farm setting are all hallmarks of Herring’s influence. Painted in oils on a wooden panel, the surface retains a fine, even gloss and a warm palette typical of the period. The composition is both balanced and lyrical: the interplay of form and gesture among the animals invites the viewer into a moment of repose between work and activity, emblematic of Victorian ideals of harmony between man, beast, and the land. A delightful example of 19th-century English rural painting...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,705Sale Price|40% Off
H 42.52 in W 32.29 in
Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Highland cattle
Located in Varmo, IT
British painter (late 19th century) - Highland Cattle by a Lake. 102 x 77 cm (without frame) - 108 x 82 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in a gilded wood frame (not signed). The co...
Canvas, Oil
‘” Poppyland”, near Cromer’
By Alfred de Breanski Jnr.
Located in Stamford, GB
Born in London to Anne Roberts and the celebrated landscape painter Alfred de Breanski snr, Alfred was destined to life as a painter. Both parents were celebrated painters in their o...
Canvas, Oil
$5,177
H 28 in W 38 in D 3 in
An antique nineteenth century oil painting of an English landscape
By George Turner
Located in St. Albans, GB
George Turner 1843 – 1910 Titled on the reverse 'A Lane near Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire' Signed and dated 1886 A Lane near Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire Picture Size: 20 x 30" (50 x...
Canvas, Oil
$3,297
H 25.99 in W 31.89 in
Landscape With Ducks by Swedish Artist William Gislander, Oil Painting on Canvas
By William Gislander
Located in Stockholm, SE
William Gislander (1890-1937) Swedish Title: Landscape With Ducks oil on canvas signed and dated William Gislander 1934 canvas dimensions 25.98...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 56 in D 3 in
Large Fine 19th Century Landscape 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 a...
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
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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
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H 38 in W 58 in
Large scale 19th Century landscape oil painting of Windemere Lake
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) Sunrise Windemere Lake Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 29 inches x 49 inches Size including frame: 38 inches x 58 inches Alfred de Brean...
Canvas, Oil