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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
Calf Cows at the Marl - Constant Troyon
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A classic Barbizon School oil painting by Constant Troyon, depicting cattle at a watering hole under a dramatic, cloud-filled sky.
Constant Troyon, a central figure of the Barbizon School, produced this work during his mature period. The painting depicts a rural scene where cattle gather at a marl pit or shallow water source. A female figure in traditional peasant attire stands to the left, observing the animals as they cool themselves. The composition balances the solid forms of the livestock against the atmospheric treatment of the sky and the surrounding foliage.
Troyon began his career as a porcelain painter in Sèvres before transitioning to oil painting. His travels to the Netherlands in 1847 exposed him to the works of Paulus Potter and Aelbert Cuyp, which shifted his focus toward animal subjects. This influence is visible in the careful observation of the cattle, rendered with attention to their physical weight and texture. The sky, filled with heavy, grey-toned clouds, suggests an impending change in weather, a common motif in Barbizon painting that emphasises the connection between the animals and their environment.
The brushwork is controlled yet expressive, allowing for the depiction of light reflecting on the water and the varied textures of the animals' hides. Unlike the more idealised pastoral scenes of the previous century, this work captures the mundane reality of agricultural life in mid-nineteenth-century France. The palette remains grounded in natural earth tones, with ochres, browns, and muted greens dominating the composition. The inclusion of the human figure provides a sense of scale and narrative context, grounding the animals within a lived-in, working environment. This piece reflects the artist's ability to combine technical precision with a keen eye for the atmospheric conditions of the French countryside.
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- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
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- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
- Avoid prolonged direct sunlight
- Never use liquid cleaners on the print or canvas surface
- Keep in a dry, room-temperature space
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Calf Cows at the Marl - Constant Troyon
Ordinarie pris
Från £28.00 GBP
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Från £28.00 GBP
Ordinarie pris
Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Constant Troyon
In 1859, Troyon advised the young Claude Monet to work outdoors. It was one of several pieces of advice from established painters that nudged Monet toward what would become Impressionism. Troyon himself never made the leap. He remained a painter of cattle and landscape in the Barbizon tradition, though his animals stood in light that was beginning to dissolve solid form.
He was born in Sevres in 1810. His father worked at the famous porcelain manufactory, and the boy entered the ateliers young, spending years learning the minute decorative skills of porcelain painting. The precision served him well but took years to shake off. His early landscapes were tight and conventional.
The breakthrough came in 1846, when he travelled to the Netherlands and saw Paulus Potter's The Young Bull at the Hague, along with Cuyp's sunny landscapes and Rembrandt. He returned to France with a new approach: larger canvases, freer brushwork, and cattle as the central subject. Within a few years he was the leading animal painter in France, decorated with the Legion of Honour, five times a medallist at the Paris Salon, and collected by Napoleon III.
All his best pictures date from between 1850 and 1864. Success came late, and he never quite believed in it; even when he could command the market of several countries, he complained about his treatment. His mother, who survived him, established the Troyon prize for animal painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He died in Paris in 1865, at fifty-four, unmarried, after a period of deteriorating mental health.
He was born in Sevres in 1810. His father worked at the famous porcelain manufactory, and the boy entered the ateliers young, spending years learning the minute decorative skills of porcelain painting. The precision served him well but took years to shake off. His early landscapes were tight and conventional.
The breakthrough came in 1846, when he travelled to the Netherlands and saw Paulus Potter's The Young Bull at the Hague, along with Cuyp's sunny landscapes and Rembrandt. He returned to France with a new approach: larger canvases, freer brushwork, and cattle as the central subject. Within a few years he was the leading animal painter in France, decorated with the Legion of Honour, five times a medallist at the Paris Salon, and collected by Napoleon III.
All his best pictures date from between 1850 and 1864. Success came late, and he never quite believed in it; even when he could command the market of several countries, he complained about his treatment. His mother, who survived him, established the Troyon prize for animal painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He died in Paris in 1865, at fifty-four, unmarried, after a period of deteriorating mental health.
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