1852
oil
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Pasture in Normandy is a 1852 oil by Constant Troyon, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see a serene landscape of a pasture in Normandy. The painting features cows and trees, giving it a peaceful atmosphere. It's interesting that the artist used oil on panel to create this work, which was a common medium at the time. Check out the technique of glazing to learn more about how artists like Constant Troyon achieved depth and texture in their paintings.
Laurent-Richard, by 1886; his sale Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 28–29, 1886, lot 67 for 20,000 francs, sold to Galerie Georges Petit [price and buyer according to an annotated sale catalogue in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague]. Eugène Secrétan, by 1889; his sale Boussod, Valadon & Co., Paris and Charles Sedelmeyer, Paris, July 1, 1889, lot 79 for 31,500 francs to Durand-Ruel [price and buyer according to an annotated sale catalogue in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague]; Durand-Ruel. Henry Field (died 1890), Chicago; his widow Mrs.…
San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Barbizon Revisited, September 27–November 4, 1962, cat. 105; travelled to Toledo Museum of Art, November 20–December 7, 1962; Cleveland Museum of Art, January 15–February 24, 1963; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, March 14–April 28, 1963. Washington, D.C., National Collection of Fine Arts, American Art in the Barbizon Mood, January 23–April 20, 1975, cat. 14. Toyko, The Seibu Museum, Millet, Corot and the School of Barbizon, March 15–April 14, 1980, cat. T61; travelled to Hyogo, Japan, The Museum of Modern Art, April 19–May 18, 1980;…
"Drift of the Dog Days,” The Collector 4, 16 (1893), p. 247. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Sculpture, and Other Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1894), p. 57, no. 37. “The Henry Field Memorial Collection,” Art Amateur 31, 6 (1894), p. 115. “Art Institute of Chicago: II – Modern Paintings: The Henry Field Collection,” Art Amateur 32, 1 (1894), p. 19. Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report of The Trustees for the Year Ending June 4, 1895 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1895), p. 37, no. 37. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Objects in the…
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Constant Troyon (French pronunciation: ; August 28, 1810 – February 21, 1865) was a French painter of the Barbizon school.
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