1852
oil
canvas
From the collection of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
The Frugal Meal is a 1852 oil by John Frederick Herring, Sr., a Realism work, held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
This painting features three horses in a field, with two white horses and one dark brown horse. The horses are positioned in a triangular formation, with the white horses on either side of the dark brown horse. The horses are surrounded by a brown field, with some greenery visible in the background. The painting is rendered in a realistic style, with attention to detail in the horses' features and the texture of their coats. The artist has used a range of colors to capture the subtleties of the horses' fur and the surrounding environment. The Frugal Meal is a beautiful example of equine art. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, look up John Frederick Herring, Sr.
John Frederick Herring Sr. (12 September 1795 – 23 September 1865), also known as John Frederick Herring I, was a painter, sign maker and coachman in Victorian England. He painted the 1848 "Pharoah's Chariot Horses"…
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