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Source Description
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."
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Document identity
localId
14245
label
Cattle Drinking
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
14245
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Cattle Drinking
description
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."
provenance
Suermondt (date and mode of acquisition unknown); Suermondt Collection Sale, February 1877; Narischkine (date and mode of acquisition unknown); Narischkine Collection Sale, 1883, no. 82; Gustave Viot (date and mode of acquisition unknown); Gustave Viot Collection Sale, Paris, May 25, 1886, no. 9; purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, November 25, 1886 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 640.
date
1851
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
panel paintings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
78.4
height
51.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 30 7/8 x W: 20 3/8 in. (78.4 x 51.8 cm); Framed H: 36 1/2 x W: 25 3/4 x D: 3 3/4 in. (92.71 x 65.41 x 9.53 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In black at bottom left: C. Troyon.; [Date] In black at bottom left: 1851.
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oil on panel (oak)
creator_ids
4448
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1955
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631
170
366
2749
2371
3300
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1
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0
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photo
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