Chevaux de ferme
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
357; 192; 256; 267
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Chevaux de ferme (Farm Horses)** *Théodore Géricault,1823, Lithography 192 × 267 mm* Théodore Géricault a leading figure of French Romanticism, captured the raw power and vitality of horses throughout his career, from monumental canvases like *The Raft of the Medusa* intimate prints. Created in 1823—just a year before his untimely death at age 32—*Chevaux de ferme* his fascination with equine subjects, likely inspired by the working horses of rural France. This lithography, a revolutionary printmaking technique Géricault helped pioneer in the early 19th century, allowed artists to draw di...
About the Artist
Théodore Géricault · 1791–1824
Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) stands as one of the most influential pioneers of French Romanticism, despite a career tragically cut short at age thirty-two. Born in Rouen on September 26, 1791, into a wealthy family, Géricault's brief but intense artistic life transformed the trajectory of nineteenth-century European painting. Géricault began his formal training in 1808 under Carle Vernet, maste...