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Huge Gustave De Breanski (1856 - 1898) Oil Painting

19th century
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GUSTAVE DE BREANSKI ( fl. 1856 - 1898 )

A very large signed oil on canvas by Gustave De Breanski depicting boats coming into the harbour in front of distant white cliffs The work is on canvas and in very good condition- it has been relined and is ready to hang. The frame has some losses. I think we have a suitable good frame for this if so I will add it.

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Title: “Boats coming into a harbour near white cliffs of Dover.

Signature; Signed lower right

Medium: Oil on canvas

Provenance: Private UK collection

Size: c. 24 x 36 inches unframed / 30 x 42 inches framed

Condition: Very good - ready to hang

Painter. Seascapes.

Breanski painted seascapes, portraying the sea in all weather conditions, with a preference for stormy weather, although he also painted ports, coastal landscapes and boats.

Auction Records

Paris, 3 March 1976: Sailing Boats near the Jetty (oil on canvas, 23½ × 36¼ ins/60 × 92 cm) FRF 8,300

Torquay, 16 June 1981: Fishing Boats Coming In (oil on canvas, 17½ × 23½ ins/44.5 × 59.5 cm) GBP 400

London, 18 July 1984: Boats Returning to Port in a Strong Swell, Whitby, Yorkshire (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91.4 cm) GBP 1,000

London, 3 June 1986: Lighthouse (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91.5 cm) GBP 1,300

London, 22 Sept 1988: Looking Out to Sea (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91.5 cm) GBP 660

London, 23 Sept 1988: Off the French Coast (oil on canvas, 20 × 30 ins/51 × 76 cm) GBP 2,860

Stockholm, 15 Nov 1988: Coastal Landscape with Fishing Boat by Harbour, Isle of Man (oil on canvas, 13 × 18½ ins/33 × 47 cm) SEK 12,000

Toronto, 30 Nov 1988: Off the South Coast (oil on canvas, 24¾ × 25¾ ins/63 × 65.5 cm) CAD 1,800

London, 5 Oct 1989: A Jetty, Approaching Storm (oil on canvas, 24¼ × 36 ins/61.5 × 91.5 cm) GBP 1,210

London, 26 Sept 1990: Low Tide, Dover (oil on canvas, 24 × 35¾ ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 3,080

London, 13 Feb 1991: Approaching Storm (oil on canvas, 23½ × 35½ ins/60 × 90 cm) GBP 1,100

London, 3 Nov 1993: Entering Harbour, Preparing the Fleet; Preparing the Fleet (oil on canvas, a pair, each 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91.5 cm) GBP 2,070

Montreal, 23 Nov 1993: Fishing Boats near Jetty (oil on canvas, 30 × 50 ins/76.2 × 127 cm) CAD 1,600

London, 11 May 1994: The First Home (oil on canvas, 30 × 50 ins/76 × 127 cm) GBP 1,725

London, 28 April 1999: Off Whitby (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 92 cm) GBP 2,500

London, 17 Aug 1999: Early Morning in South Devon (1884, oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 3,000

New York, 28 March 2000: Fishing Boats off the Jetty (1891, oil on canvas, 40 × 60 ins/102 × 152 cm) USD 7,500

Leamington Spa, 12 Oct 2000: Figures on a Quayside with Fishing Boats Heading for Harbour in a Swell (oil on canvas, 23 × 34 ins/59 × 87 cm) GBP 3,800

Penzance, 24 April 2001: Coming Ashore before a Jetty (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,200

London, 5 Sept 2001: Off the Isle of Wight (1892, oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,600

London, 29 Aug 2002: Fishing Smack Running into Newhaven. Fishing Vessels Becalmed (oil on canvas, a pair, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,050

London, 31 Oct 2002: Running out of Harbour (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 3,000

London, 21 May 2003: Off the French Coast (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,500

Portland, 8 Aug 2003: Harbour Scene (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) USD 4,000

Bury St Edmunds, 23 June 2004: Coming into Dover (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,000

Exeter, 2 Nov 2004: Shipping Entering a Harbour, Lighthouse on a Pier, Ruined Castle beyond (oil on canvas, 30 × 49 ins/75 × 125 cm) GBP 3,000

Bibliography

Johnson, Jane/Greutzner, A.: The Dictionary of British Artists, 1880-1940: an Antique Collectors' Club research project listing 41,000 artists, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1976.

Physical Dimensions
Height
64.9cm (25.55")
Width
91.4cm (35.98")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Declaration

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Victorian Maritime Oil Painting to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1118754
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Description
GUSTAVE DE BREANSKI ( fl. 1856 - 1898 )

A very large signed oil on canvas by Gustave De Breanski depicting boats coming into the harbour in front of distant white cliffs The work is on canvas and in very good condition- it has been relined and is ready to hang. The frame has some losses. I think we have a suitable good frame for this if so I will add it.

fig 1. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a sailing boat navigating choppy coastal waters beside a pier under an overcast sky.
fig 1. Huge Gustave De Breanski (1856 - 1898) Oil Painting

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Title: “Boats coming into a harbour near white cliffs of Dover.

Signature; Signed lower right

Medium: Oil on canvas

Provenance: Private UK collection

Size: c. 24 x 36 inches unframed / 30 x 42 inches framed

fig 2. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a sailing boat navigating choppy coastal waters beside a pier under an overcast sky.
fig 2. Huge Gustave De Breanski (1856 - 1898) Oil Painting

Condition: Very good - ready to hang

Painter. Seascapes.

Breanski painted seascapes, portraying the sea in all weather conditions, with a preference for stormy weather, although he also painted ports, coastal landscapes and boats.
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fig 3. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a sailing boat navigating choppy coastal waters beside a pier under an overcast sky.
fig 3. Huge Gustave De Breanski (1856 - 1898) Oil Painting

Auction Records

Paris, 3 March 1976: Sailing Boats near the Jetty (oil on canvas, 23½ × 36¼ ins/60 × 92 cm) FRF 8,300

Torquay, 16 June 1981: Fishing Boats Coming In (oil on canvas, 17½ × 23½ ins/44.5 × 59.5 cm) GBP 400

fig 4. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a sailing boat navigating choppy coastal waters beside a pier under an overcast sky.
fig 4. Huge Gustave De Breanski (1856 - 1898) Oil Painting

London, 18 July 1984: Boats Returning to Port in a Strong Swell, Whitby, Yorkshire (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91.4 cm) GBP 1,000

London, 3 June 1986: Lighthouse (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91.5 cm) GBP 1,300

London, 22 Sept 1988: Looking Out to Sea (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91.5 cm) GBP 660

London, 23 Sept 1988: Off the French Coast (oil on canvas, 20 × 30 ins/51 × 76 cm) GBP 2,860

Stockholm, 15 Nov 1988: Coastal Landscape with Fishing Boat by Harbour, Isle of Man (oil on canvas, 13 × 18½ ins/33 × 47 cm) SEK 12,000

Toronto, 30 Nov 1988: Off the South Coast (oil on canvas, 24¾ × 25¾ ins/63 × 65.5 cm) CAD 1,800

London, 5 Oct 1989: A Jetty, Approaching Storm (oil on canvas, 24¼ × 36 ins/61.5 × 91.5 cm) GBP 1,210

London, 26 Sept 1990: Low Tide, Dover (oil on canvas, 24 × 35¾ ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 3,080

London, 13 Feb 1991: Approaching Storm (oil on canvas, 23½ × 35½ ins/60 × 90 cm) GBP 1,100

London, 3 Nov 1993: Entering Harbour, Preparing the Fleet; Preparing the Fleet (oil on canvas, a pair, each 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91.5 cm) GBP 2,070

Montreal, 23 Nov 1993: Fishing Boats near Jetty (oil on canvas, 30 × 50 ins/76.2 × 127 cm) CAD 1,600

London, 11 May 1994: The First Home (oil on canvas, 30 × 50 ins/76 × 127 cm) GBP 1,725

London, 28 April 1999: Off Whitby (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 92 cm) GBP 2,500

London, 17 Aug 1999: Early Morning in South Devon (1884, oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 3,000

New York, 28 March 2000: Fishing Boats off the Jetty (1891, oil on canvas, 40 × 60 ins/102 × 152 cm) USD 7,500

Leamington Spa, 12 Oct 2000: Figures on a Quayside with Fishing Boats Heading for Harbour in a Swell (oil on canvas, 23 × 34 ins/59 × 87 cm) GBP 3,800

Penzance, 24 April 2001: Coming Ashore before a Jetty (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,200

London, 5 Sept 2001: Off the Isle of Wight (1892, oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,600

London, 29 Aug 2002: Fishing Smack Running into Newhaven. Fishing Vessels Becalmed (oil on canvas, a pair, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,050

London, 31 Oct 2002: Running out of Harbour (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 3,000

London, 21 May 2003: Off the French Coast (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,500

Portland, 8 Aug 2003: Harbour Scene (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) USD 4,000

Bury St Edmunds, 23 June 2004: Coming into Dover (oil on canvas, 24 × 36 ins/61 × 91 cm) GBP 2,000

Exeter, 2 Nov 2004: Shipping Entering a Harbour, Lighthouse on a Pier, Ruined Castle beyond (oil on canvas, 30 × 49 ins/75 × 125 cm) GBP 3,000

Bibliography

Johnson, Jane/Greutzner, A.: The Dictionary of British Artists, 1880-1940: an Antique Collectors' Club research project listing 41,000 artists, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1976.

Height
64.9cm (25.55")
Width
91.4cm (35.98")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Victorian Maritime Oil Painting to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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