Alfred De Breanski, Snr

(1852 - 1928)

Alfred de Breanski spent much of his life in Greenwich and flourished in the 19th Century School of English Painters.

He is known especially for his rendering of the mountainous regions of the British Isles, particularly in the evening and morning sun which particularly had a special fascination for him, and he painted this wonder of nature many times.  His treatment of water and the effects of light convey a realism akin to nature itself, and occasionally the introduction of some typical live stock adds a new dimension to his outstanding pictures.

His work was exhibited in his own lifetime from 1869 and was shown in the Royal Academy, Suffolk Street and also the New Water Colour Society, of which he was a member.  No less than forty paintings were exhibited by the Royal Academy and hung between the dates of 1872 and 1890, an achievement of which he could be justly proud.

It is also noteworthy to realise that his work has found patrons in different parts of the world and he has a picture in the permanent collection of the Museum of Sydney of an English Village.