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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Probably painted in the 1860s or 1870s, this painting reflects the strong current of realism and naturalism which permeated European art during that period. Until the mid nineteenth century the working peasant and the farmyard had not been deemed serious subjects for high art. Boogaard's main interests were equestrian, however, demonstrated here by his attention to detail in depicting the musculature of the horses, particularly the one in full view. Highlighted by its white colouring it dominates the centre of the composition. The actions of the two figures also focus the viewer's attention on the animals. | Subjects: | everyday life; figure; animal (horse) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Boogaard, Willem Jacobus (Dutch painter, 1842-1887) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8495... | Go to resource |
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