1867
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Chickens is a 1867 by Charles Jacque, a Impressionism work, depicting Chicken, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a group of chickens pecking at the ground. Their feathers look soft and fluffy. One hen watches over a line of fuzzy chicks. This isn’t a fancy scene. It’s just everyday farm life in 1800s France. The artist loved animals, and it shows. The colors feel warm and real. See how the light hits the feathers? That’s called impasto—thick paint with visible brushstrokes. Try that in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s website.
Charles-Émile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of Pastoralism and engraver who was, with Jean-François Millet, part of the Barbizon School. He first learned to engrave maps when he spent seven years in the French Army.
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