Alfred De Breanski RBA, Aberglaslyn, North Wales people their finer leaves catching the

their finer leaves catching the last warmth of the day

and his circle of friends included the Lake poets

Perhaps he stayed here awhile on a rural excursion

617 achieved for a still life at auction in 2014

white shirt and cravat

Alfred De Breanski RBA, Aberglaslyn, North Wales people their finer leaves catching theThis glorious late 19th century Welsh landscape painting by English artist Alfred de Breanski RBA (1852 1928) depicts the rugged beauty of Aberglaslyn in North Wales at the close of day, when the last warmth of sunlight catches the mountains and turns the river below into a shimmering ribbon of reflected gold. The work is a particularly fine example. The intelligent composition draws the eye into the valley through the rushing river, which threads its