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Oxen by the Trough (Sketch)

Leon Wyczolkowski

Basic information

ID: Ж-3669
Author: Leon Wyczolkowski
Name: Oxen by the Trough (Sketch)
Date of creation: 1892
Country: Ukraine
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 63 x 99

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Type: painting
Genre: landscape animal painting
Provenance: Received as a result of an exchange with the Lithuanian State Art Museum in Vilnius, 1959

Information about author

Author: Leon Wyczolkowski
Artist's lifetime: 1852–1936
Country: Poland
Biography: Leon Jan Wyczolkowski (April 11, 1852, Huta Miastkowska, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland – December 27, 1936, Warsaw, Poland) was a prominent Polish painter, engraver, and educator who was a notable representative of the "Young Poland" movement in realism and Impressionism.

Object description

After his first artistic journey to Ukraine, Leon Wyczolkowski, captivated by the Ukrainian colours and customs, began to lean towards Impressionism. The works from this period are filled with light and vibrant colours. The artist returned to Ukraine several times and created a series of paintings featuring themes of peasant labour. This series also includes the sketch "Oxen by the Trough". The work is a plein air composition in which, almost diagonally, silhouettes of oxen are painted on both sides of the trough, with their even rows mirroring the horizon line. Broad brushstrokes in the foreground convey a diverse range of purple, blue, and brown hues, reflecting the field and sky.

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Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

Oxen by the Trough (Sketch)

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