Fine Art Poster
From £28
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.
Four Oxen Pulling a Plough - Constant Troyon
Ordinarie pris
£28.00 GBP
Reapris
£28.00 GBP
Ordinarie pris
Arkivbeständigt giclée-tryck
Ramar levereras klara att hängas upp
Säker utcheckning
Tillverkad på beställning
Beskrivning
A preparatory study by Constant Troyon showing a team of oxen at work, featuring the artist's original grid lines for composition.
Constant Troyon, a central figure of the Barbizon School, produced this study of rural labour during the mid-nineteenth century. The work depicts a team of four oxen engaged in the heavy task of ploughing, guided by two farm workers. Troyon was widely recognised for his ability to capture the physical presence of animals, a skill he refined after travelling to the Netherlands to study the works of Paulus Potter and Aelbert Cuyp.
The composition is structured with a clear focus on the interaction between the human figures and the livestock. The artist employs a light touch with graphite, using watercolour washes to define the musculature of the oxen and the texture of the soil. A grid overlay is visible across the surface, indicating that this drawing served as a preparatory study for a larger oil painting. Such grids were common tools for artists of the period to transfer proportions accurately onto canvas.
The scene reflects the shift in French art towards the depiction of everyday agricultural life, moving away from the idealised subjects of the Academy. Troyon avoids unnecessary ornamentation, choosing instead to document the mechanics of the plough and the strain of the animals. The muted palette of ochre, grey, and soft brown tones emphasises the earthy reality of the field. This print captures the technical precision of Troyon's draughtsmanship, preserving the faint grid lines that reveal the artist's working process. It offers a view into the methodical preparation required for his finished paintings, which were highly regarded for their atmospheric quality and naturalistic observation of the French countryside.
Returpolicy
Eftersom varje tryck görs på beställning erbjuder vi inte returer, återbetalningar eller byten på grund av ändrade åsikter. Om din beställning kommer fram felaktig, skadad eller fel, ersätter vi den kostnadsfritt – kontakta oss bara inom 48 timmar efter leverans. Se vår återbetalningssida för fullständig information.
Frakt
Vi skickar till hela världen och trycker vid den produktionsanläggning som är närmast din leveransadress. Leveranstider och kostnader varierar beroende på destination – du ser tillgängliga alternativ i kassan.
Tillverkning
Varje tryck produceras på beställning med 12-färgs gicléetryck på FSC-certifierat arkivpapper. Designade i Storbritannien och tryckta vid närmaste produktionsanläggning för att minska avfall och snabba upp leveransen.
Komplettera looken
Four Oxen Pulling a Plough - Constant Troyon
Ordinarie pris
Från £28.00 GBP
Reapris
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.
Våra funktioner
Utformad för varaktig inverkan
Specifika funktioner
Varje Solis-konstverk tillverkas på beställning med arkivbeständiga material av gallerikvalitet som är byggda för att hålla.
- Giclée-tryck i museikvalitet för fylliga, blekningsbeständiga färger
- Arkivbeständigt matt konstpapper, FSC-certifierat
- Flera storlekar och inramningsalternativ tillgängliga
- Ramar i svart, naturträ, mörkt trä eller vitt
- Inramade tryck levereras klara att hänga upp
Skötsel & rengöring
För att bevara ditt konstverk i bästa skick:
- Damma försiktigt med en mjuk, torr trasa
- Undvik långvarigt direkt solljus
- Använd aldrig flytande rengöringsmedel på trycket eller dukytan
- Förvara på en torr plats i rumstemperatur
- Hantera tryck med rena, torra händer
Material och storlek
Gicléeutskrift av museikvalitet på FSC-certifierat matt arkivpapper, med inramade alternativ och alternativ på canvas.
- Pappersstorlekar: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 och B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) till Large (60×90 cm)
- Ramar: svart, naturligt trä, mörkt trä eller vit
Made to order
Choose your finish
Every piece is printed to order. These are the five finishes, and what makes each one different.
Fine Art Framed
From £45
The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
Varför välja oss?
Leveransgaranti utan skador
Snabb leverans
Material av museikvalitet
Artistbiografi
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.
Du kanske också gillar