A. De Bree
Dutch, active in the United Kingdom · Late-nineteenth-century animal and genre painting · rural landscapes, equestrian subjects and stable interiors.
A. De Bree belongs to the tradition of animal painting and rural genre scenes of the late nineteenth century. His subjects include horses, cattle, dogs, populated landscapes and stable interiors.
The animals’ presence, posture and relationship with their surroundings give these compositions their narrative character.
Working in oils, he combines precision of subject with an interest in surfaces and atmosphere. The equestrian portrait Faithful servant Charlie, documented by Tennants, and the landscape Springtime, offered at Sworders, illustrate two aspects of his work: observing an animal in its familiar setting and integrating it into the life of the landscape.
His work also includes architectural views. London Museum holds Chesterfield House, Blackheath, an oil on canvas dated 1884 that documents his practice of house portraiture. The National Portrait Gallery also lists a portrait of Charles Wood after George Richmond under the name Anthony de Brie (Bree).
Taureau sur le littoral, presented by Swiss Art Gallery, belongs to this body of work.
The works by A. De Bree presented by Swiss Art Gallery extend this artistic journey and take their place naturally within this corpus.
