For What Was I Created?
1894
oil
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
1894
oil
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Dominant colour
For What Was I Created? is a 1894 oil by William Holbrook Beard, a american_impressionism work, held at Brooklyn Museum.
In this painting, a jester sits on a stone ledge, looking down at a dog. The jester wears a yellow shirt and red pants, with a red and yellow hat. The dog is white with brown spots and appears to be growling or barking. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees and a cloudy sky. The jester's expression is somber, and the overall mood of the painting is melancholic. For more information on the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects and figures, look up William Holbrook Beard.
