1850
charcoal
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Cows and Sheep under Trees is a 1850 charcoal by Constant Troyon, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet countryside scene with trees, bushes, and a fence. In the middle, two cows and a sheep graze near a small stream. The artist used mostly charcoal and white chalk, giving it a soft, sketchy look. The trees have thin, tangled branches, and the ground looks rough and uneven. The fence runs along the left side, separating the animals from a path where a person walks. Look up scumbling to see how artists create texture with chalk.
Constant Troyon (French pronunciation: ; August 28, 1810 – February 21, 1865) was a French painter of the Barbizon school.
See the richer artist page
