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A 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. (1852-1928). The painting is signed by the artist and sold in a newly commissioned bespoke gold metal leaf swept frame.
As with all of the original antique oil paintings we sell it is offered in the very finest condition it can be for its age, having been professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Clients should also note that fully insured, tracked and signed for international shipping is complimentary.
One of the most popular and successful landscape painters of the late 19th century, Alfred de Bréanski Snr became famous for his dramatic scenes of the Scottish Highlands and the English Lake District. Between 1869 and 1915, de Bréanski exhibited 46 oils at the Royal Academy and many more at the Grosvenor Gallery and the Suffolk Street Gallery of the Royal Society of British Artists.
Dimensions: (framed) 108cm x 79cm (42½” x 31”)
Dimensions: (canvas only) 92cm x 61cm (36¼” x 24”)
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Provenance: Private UK collection.
Presentation: Superb quality gilt metal leaf frame. All of the new frames we commission are especially made for us to order by one of the UK’s top period frame makers.
Condition: Excellent. Professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Lined circa 1980. Ready to hang.