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Learn MoreMount Snowdon, After the Rain by Alfred de Bréanski
- A stunning landscape of the Snowdon mountains by Alfred de Bréanski, Sr.
- The Snowdon mountain range is renowned for having the most majestic views in Britain
- De Bréanski's paintings rank among the finest landscapes of the Victorian era
- He was a personal favorite artist of Queen Victoria
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1852-1928 I British
Mount Snowdon, After the Rain
Signed "Alfred. de Bréanski" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
A tempestuous stretch of rapids races through the Snowdon mountains of Wales in this majestic landscape by Alfred de Bréanski, Sr., entitled Mount Snowden, After the Rain. His keen eye and ability to depict the dynamic, innate beauty of land upon canvas has made de Bréanski the most beloved landscape. . .
1852-1928 I British
Mount Snowdon, After the Rain
Signed "Alfred. de Bréanski" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
A tempestuous stretch of rapids races through the Snowdon mountains of Wales in this majestic landscape by Alfred de Bréanski, Sr., entitled Mount Snowden, After the Rain. His keen eye and ability to depict the dynamic, innate beauty of land upon canvas has made de Bréanski the most beloved landscape artist in Britain and abroad.
A highly successful and gifted artist, de Bréanski ranks among the finest landscape painters of the Victorian era. He has garnered considerable praise and recognition for his Scottish and Welsh landscapes, particularly river and mountain scenes such as this composition. The Snowdon mountain is renowned for its grandeur and diversity of rare flora and wildlife. The artist demonstrates his immense talent, using a subtle play of light on the land and water to create a sense of tranquility, even as the waters of the river rage and swell after the rainfall.
A favorite of Queen Victoria, de Bréanski exhibited his works at the Royal Academy from 1872 to 1918 and at the Royal Society of British Artists at Suffolk Street where more than 50 of his paintings were shown.
Canvas: 23 1/4” high x 35 1/2” wide
Frame: 31 3/8” high x 43 1/2” wide
Provenance:
Private collection, Rio Grande
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Private collection, Texas
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Relevant Literature:
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 1976
Christopher Wood, Dictionary of British Art, Victorian Painters, Volume IV, 1995
Algernon Graves, F.S.A., Dictionary of Artists Who Have Exhibited Works in the Principal London Exhibitions From 1760-1893, 1901/1970
Philip Hook and Mark Poltimore, Popular 19th-Century Painting, A Dictionary of European Genre Painters, 1986
Maker: | Bréanski, Alfred de |
Period: | 1816-1918 |
Origin: | England |
Type: | Paintings |
Style: | Academic |
Depth: | 2.63 in. (6.67 cm) |
Width: | 43.38 in. (110.17 cm) |
Height: | 31.38 in. (79.69 cm) |
Canvas Width: | 35.375 in. (89.85 cm) |
Canvas Height: | 23.375 in. (59.37 cm) |
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