A Team of Percheron Horses
1870
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1870
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting shows three horses, two of which are harnessed to a cart. The horses are brown and white, with the white horse on the left and the brown horses on the right. The cart is black with a large, white-spoked wheel. A man is standing to the right of the cart, facing away from the viewer. He is wearing a white shirt and dark pants. The background of the painting is a blue sky with white clouds. The overall mood of the painting is one of serenity and calmness, with the horses and the man appearing to be at peace. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting. The contrast between light and dark adds to the overall mood and atmosphere of the scene. To learn more about the artist's techniques, look up chiaroscuro.
