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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Verlat was an artist of wide renown during his own lifetime, particularly for his large animal paintings. He travelled broadly, absorbing a number of influences as he did so. Between 1849 and 1867 the artist lived in Paris where he discovered the works of Gustave Courbet. Although Verlat's technique was rather more formal, his dramatic and emotive treatment of this hunting scene is particularly reminiscent of Courbet's paintings. While the crowding hounds and the leaping deer convey the speed of the chase, the animals' expressions show the dogs' aggression and provoke sympathy for their prey. | Subjects: | dogs) animal (deer | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Verlat, Charles (Belgian painter and teacher, 1824-1890) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8846... | Go to resource |
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