Collection: BRENEY Dominique

The artist, based in the Cotentin region, has established herself with a strikingly realistic approach to animal portraiture, with a strong predilection for cattle. Her work is characterized by rigorous technical precision and a rare sensitivity, giving each subject an intense and unique presence.

Through a careful observation of looks, textures and light, she manages to restore the emotional density of the animal, well beyond simple representation. Each painting reveals a living being in all its dignity, power and gentleness, like a silent encounter between the viewer and the model.

Dominique Breney claims a strong influence from Rosa Bonheur, whom she cites as an inspiring figure. Like this great 19th-century animal painter, she places animals at the heart of her artistic approach, not in a militant stance, but out of a deep desire to raise awareness of their beauty and uniqueness.

The works presented here bear witness to this constant search for authenticity: sculptural horns, finely worked fur, expressive looks and sober atmospheres compose a whole of great visual and emotional force.