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Description: | Signed: yes Description: One of Troyon's favourite subjects was that of cowherds and shepherds leading their flocks and herds homewards under an evening sky. In this work the artist contrasts the warm browns and golds of the ox against the thick, creamy, almost muddy colour of the sheep. He delights in capturing the textures of the coats of the animals. He uses impasto - thick strokes of paint - to help him suggest this texture. Typical of the artists of the Barbizon group, Troyon paid great attention to effects of light. The sky has darkened over except for the dying light glimpsed along the horizon and again at the top right highlighting the backs of the sheep and the side of the ox. | Subjects: | landscape; animal (cattle) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Troyon, Constant (French painter, 1810-1865) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8303... | Go to resource |
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