1849
oil
panel
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Preparatory Study for 'The Travelling Companions' is a 1849 oil by Augustus Egg, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting is a preparatory study for 'The Travelling Companions'. It features a woman's head in profile, facing right. Her dark hair is pulled back, and she wears a white dress. The background is a muted grey-brown color. The woman's face is rendered in soft, gentle brushstrokes, with a subtle play of light and shadow. Her eyes are closed, and her expression is serene. This painting is an example of the artist's skill in capturing quiet, intimate moments. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects and figures, look up Augustus Egg.
Augustus Leopold Egg RA (2 May 1816 – 26 March 1863) was a British Victorian artist, and member of The Clique best known for his modern triptych Past and Present (1858), which depicts the breakup of a middle-class Victorian family.
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