Alfred De Breanski RBA, The Valley Of The Lledr - Evening

Alfred De Breanski RBA, The Valley Of The Lledr - EveningThis 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 celebrated painter of landscapes and one of the finest proponents of naturalism. Lit by the placid reddish tones of the imperious golden hour, the brutish planes of towering scenery are tamed. In the foreground, the broad Lledr dashes over moss covered stones ripples elevated

Sheep rest in ample pasture

Wherever you look

with a charming sense of joie de vivre

His works are held in numerous public collections including at The Art Institute of Chicago

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AM Lindström proclaimed that he ‘had not yet seen any landscape here that could be compared to his

This 16th-century engraving by Flemish draughtsman Jan Sadeler I (1550-1600) is after a drawing by Crispijn van den Broeck (1524-1589/91) and depicts the fall of man

Over the years following a bereavement

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This was opened in 1887 and was a popular destination for many leading painters

particularly via classical statues