Large Antique Oil Painting Lake District Windermere at Dawn View From Bowness by Alfred De Breanski Jr

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1 Large Antique Impressionist British Oil Painting Scenic Landscape Lake District Windermere At Dawn View From Bowness by Alfred de … Read more 1 Large Antique Impressionist British Oil Painting Scenic Landscape Lake District Windermere At Dawn View From Bowness by Alfred de Breanski Jr 1877-1957.
Wow & impress your guests & clients in your home or office with this English countryside masterpiece.
Title "Windermere from Bowness"
Subject landscape view of the known English scenic Lake district landscape honeypot view of Lake Windermere during the Autumn time during the early morning at dawn..
Signed in the bottom corner A.FONTVILLE on canvas front and also inscribed verso by the known artist Alfred Fontville de Breanski Junior 1877-1957.
An excellent impressive large display size with the frame being 92 cm wide and 71.5 cm high & 9 cm in depth. Set in the original grand gilt decorative heavy frame which enhances this artwork even further.
Your focus is drawn to the tall peaks & mountains in the background, which stand out & having a Chiaroscuro effect, which contrasts with the darker flank edges on both sides. This conveys a sense of enormous volume, mood & atmosphere in this painting. Below showing the delightful lake Windermere, which has a small flock of 3 birds of prey flying low across the water. With thick tall green grass reeds popping up heading towards the right shore edges, with brown grass further back. In the distance a shepherd person is on the bank edge wearing a red hat looking out at the lake with his small flock of sheep who are grazing close by him. In the distance a masted sail boat is docked. To the left flank sloping hills with mix of green and brown vegetation with jagged rocks & boulders. You can feel the peace and tranquility in this scene. Above with a mainly grey overcast sky with areas of bright light shining through. The different hues are so bright, vivid and vibrant and really stand out which you will adore.
Oil on canvas.
In our opinion this is among his finest work.
Circa 1920 early 20th century.
Artist biography Alfred Fontville de Breanski Jr. (28 August 1877 – 17 April 1957) was a British painter. His paintings have sold at numerous high end fine art auctions worldwide with the current highest recorded sold price being $20,740 US dollars which was for the painting view of lake Coniston and the old man which sold in New York.
He was born in London & was the son of Alfred de Breanski Senior and Annie Roberts, who were also both artist painters. He learnt his craft from his parents and at St. Martin’s School of Art, and met and became acquainted with Whistler during his time in France. He often worked in a similar style to his father, though they each have distinctive signatures. His paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy and at the Royal Society of British Artists. He generally painted natural landscape and rustic scenes, showing the influence of Impressionism in his later life.
He also produced in 1915 a couple of posters for the Underground Electric Railways Company showing Twickenham by Tram and Kew Gardens by Tram. He died in Tonbridge, Kent, in 1957. Sources
"Alfred Fontville de Breanski Jr ", Artnet. Retrieved 29 August 2021, Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking, 1900-1990. (1998). United Kingdom: Ashgate. "BIOGRAPHY - Alfred de Breanski, Jr. (1877 - 1957)". Rehs Galleries. Retrieved 19 May 2021. "Alfred de Breanski, Jr. (British, 1877-1945)".
"Alfred Fontville de Breanski Jr, Oil on Canvas 'Between the Showers on a Highland River'". "The adopted Welshman who delved into his roots and found a rich artistic lineage". 23 April 2015.
Windermere or Lake Windermere is a ribbon lake in Cumbria, England, and part of the Lake District. It is the largest lake in England by length, area, and volume, but considerably smaller than the largest Scottish lochs and Northern Irish loughs.
The lake is about 11 miles (18 km) in length and 1 mile (1.6 km) at its widest, has a maximum depth of 64 metres (210 ft), and has an elevation of 39 metres (128 ft) above sea level. Its outflow is the River Leven, which drains into Morecambe Bay. The lake is in the administrative council area of Westmorland and Furness and the historic county of Westmorland, with the lake forming part of the boundary between the historic counties of Westmorland and Lancashire. It has been one of the country's most popular places for holidays and summer homes since the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway's branch line in 1847. The Freshwater Biological Association was established on the shore of Windermere in 1929 and much of the early work on lake ecology, freshwater biology and limnology was conducted here.
Provenance from private shire vendor collection, shire high end auction & Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
Such a delightfull happy scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of honeypot scenic landscape subject matter such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (71.5cm)
Wide (92 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (9 cm) See less