1825
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
Wounded Stag and Dog is a 1825 oil by Edwin Landseer, a Romanticism work, depicting Hunting, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a wounded stag and a dog. The stag is lying on the ground, and the dog is standing next to it. The artist, Edwin Henry Landseer, was known for his animal paintings, and this one is a good example of his work. You can learn more about the use of light and dark in this painting by looking into the technique: chiaroscuro.
The Brunner collection, Vienna; by descent to Regina Pauline Munk (née Brunner), Engelsberg, Vienna; her son, Alfred Otto Munk, Connecticut, 1950 [according to Mrs. Frances Munk’s letter to Martha Wolff, dated April 16, 2005, in curatorial file]; offered for sale, Christie’s, London, June 28, 1963, lot 66; Christie’s, London, April 17, 1964, lot 158; Christie’s, London, June 11, 1965, lot 175; bought in at each sale; given to the Art Institute by A. O. Munk, 1967.
Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report, 1967-68 (Chicago, 1968), p. 20.
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. His best-known work is the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.
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