BEN LOMOND/ BEINN LAOMAINN PAINTED BY ALFRED DE BREANSKI Sr.

ALFRED DE BREANSKI Sr. (1852-1928)
Ben Lomond / Beinn Laomainn (974 m - 3,196 ft)
United Kingdom (Scotland)

In Head of Loch Lomond, Scotland, Oil on canvas, 16" x 24".

The mountain

Ben Lomond / Beinn Laomainn (974 m- 3,196 ft) is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, not to be confused with Ben Lomond/Turbunna (Autstralia) is  situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros, Scotland. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park and the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, property of the National Trust for Scotland. Its accessibility from Glasgow and elsewhere in central Scotland, together with the relative ease of ascent from Rowardennan, makes it one of the most popular of all the Munros. On a clear day, it is visible from the higher grounds of Glasgow and across Strathclyde; this may have led to it being named 'Beacon Mountain', as with the equally far-seen Lomond Hills in Fife. Ben Lomond summit can also be seen from Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Britain, over 40 miles (64 km) away. The West Highland Way runs along the western base of the mountain, by the loch. Ben Lomond's popularity in Scotland has resulted in several namesakes in the former British colonies of Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.

 

The painter 

Alfred de Breanski Sr. is a British landscape painter best known for his idyllic but realistic depictions of rural Scotland and Wales. Thanks to the particular attention paid to the multiple textures, light and colouristic qualities of each landscape, it is evident that Breanski is deeply influenced by the work of John Constable. It is also inspired by the dramatic nature of the Scottish countryside such as the Highlands, noted for their stark beauty and spectacular scenery. Born in 1852 in Greenwich, England, he exhibited his works at the Royal Academy in London from 1872 to 1918. Today, his works are in the collections of the Southampton City Art Gallery, the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle and museums Brighton & Hove in East Sussex. De Breanski died in London in 1928.

 
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