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Oil Painting Longhorn Cattle West Scottish Highlands By Gustave De Brianski

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This large Victorian oil painting depicts longhorn cattle in the West Scottish Highlands. Painted by Gustave De Brianski in the 19th century, this piece captures the beauty and majesty of these iconic animals. A stunning addition to any art collection with its intricate details and historical significance.
Add this masterpiece to your home or office collection & really impress your guests & clients.
Title “Longhorn Cattle West Coast Of Scottish Highlands” By Gustave De Breanski.
Subject animal pastoral landscape view of the west Scottish Highlands scenic honeypot view with 4 longhorn cattle grazing.
Circa late 19th century Victorian era.
Signed towards the lower bottom corner on the canvas front by the known artist Gustave De Brianski.
Impressive size with the frame being 83 cm wide and 62 cm high.
Set in a recent gilt frame golf garland leaf finish spoon profile design Larson Juhl LJE MOULDING
moulded frame item No. 602247000 with front protective AR70 glass, which rather enhances this painting even further.
Your focus is drawn to the isolated tranquillity with mist ascending high up the hills & into the mountains on both flanks adding mystery to the atmosphere, a narrow walking path to the right with green low lush grass on the verges leading up to the tough rugged mountains also purple heather to the left can be viewed in the background. Lower down are 4 multi coloured in red, golden brown & black long horn cattle standing in tall golden brown moorland grass, 3 of them are looking towards the viewer, the 4th looking down & is only interested in grazing, with stone boulders nearby & further back. A winding loch is to the right, The water is lighter towards the bottom right & gets darker further back with light shimmering on the surface creating a chiaroscuro effect light todark which is brilliant. Having such broad perspective detail this calming scene.
Oil on canvas.
Artist biography Gustave de Breanski was a British 19th Century painter who was born in the mid 19th century during the Victorian era in the circa year of 1856. His father was originally from Eastern Europe & moved to England. He was brought up near the banks of the river Thames in the London borough of Greenwich. He also had a known younger artist brother Alfred De Breanski who painted mainly landscape scenes. Gustave’s passion was painting mainly marine nautical paintings. He was known to have exhibited at the Royal Academy during the 4th quarter of the 19th century. Also at the Royal Society of British Artists.
Breanski's paintings have been exhibited and sold at galleries and auction houses around the world, the current highest sold price is $23,341 US Dollars. Gustave’s passion was painting mainly marine nautical paintings. He was known to have exhibited at the Royal Academy during the 4th quarter of the 19th century. He painted remote scenes of around the United Kingdom & especially around Scotland, using his own distinct style of vastness with perspective. He focuses on the surface appearance, along with the radiance of his use of light creating a chiaroscuro effect on the water and sky. His landscapes are rare & even more sought after. He flourished as an artist between 1880 and 1892, he died towards the end of the 19th century in around 1898.
Provenance Private collection from the vendor in East Sussex & Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
Such a delightful historical 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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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface is in good overall order. Having foxing staining, craquelure in areas. The frame which has some minor imperfections commensurate with being handmade.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (62 cm)
Wide (83 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (3.5 cm)