Rațe
1850
unspecified
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
1850
unspecified
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
Rațe is a 1850 unspecified by Alexander Koester, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.
A messy group of ducks huddles together in the painting. Some are fluffy and white, others have brown feathers mixed in. They’re crowded on what looks like wet ground, with a few leaves scattered around. The brushstrokes are thick, making the feathers look soft but the background rough. The ducks all face different ways, some overlapping each other. Their beaks and feet are painted with quick, confident strokes. The artist focused on making the feathers look real, even if the scene feels a little chaotic. If you like how the artist used thick paint for texture, look up impasto.
Alexander Koester kept a pond’s worth of ducks in his Munich garden, which explains why his paintings of ducks feel less like animals and more like old friends you’ve watched paddle around for years.
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