Sujet

Cattle Drinking, 1851. Creator: Constant Troyon.

Légende

Cattle Drinking, 1851. Troyon is best known for his animal paintings but, in fact, specialized in landscape painting in his early career. This picturesque view shows a scene on the banks of the Touques River in Normandy where he painted regularly in the 1850s together with Eugène Boudin and Emile van Marcke. The sun is directly overhead, fringing the clouds, shimmering on the water, and illuminating the backs of the cows. Troyon's mastery of light was admired by the young Claude Monet. So highly regarded was this river scene that it was included in an exhibition held in 1883 in the galleries of Georges Petit, Paris, to celebrate the world's alleged "One Hundred Masterpieces."

Date

1851

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23B15_459

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44,9Mo (2,0Mo) / 26,8cm x 42,0cm / 3163 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

weather Europe river scenic animal agriculture drink animals farming landscape arts country French France drinking livestock cows cattle cow art continent museum geography European color cloudy scenery location century vista overcast concept farm animal farm animals Colour 19th century nineteenth century artistic school geographical feature livestock farming Barbizon School landscape sky Barbizon Constant Troyon Troyon Constant Walters Art Museum art movement Heritage Art 19th-century oil on panel (oak)