The Gamekeeper
1847
oil
From the collection of Clark Art Institute
1847
oil
From the collection of Clark Art Institute
The Gamekeeper is a 1847 oil by Constant Troyon, a Barbizon school work, held at Clark Art Institute.
This painting shows a man sitting on the ground with two dogs. The man wears a straw hat and a blue shirt, and the dogs are white with brown spots. They are in a field with a few trees in the distance. The sky is hazy and gray. The man and dogs are in the foreground, with the landscape behind them. The painting is done in oil paint, and the brushstrokes are visible. The colors are muted, with shades of brown, green, and gray. The painting is held at the Clark Art Institute. If you want to learn more about the artist who created this piece, look up Constant Troyon.
