Edge of a Forest
Constant Troyon
n.d.
Medium
Black crayon, heightened with white chalk, on tan wove paper (discolored to brown), laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
60.2 × 47.1 cm (23 3/4 × 18 9/16 in.)
Classification
crayon
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
31657
About the Artist
Constant Troyon · 1810–1865
After training to become a porcelain painter at Sèvres, Troyon became interested in 17th century Dutch landscape painting, particularly the work of Jacob van Ruisdael, and subsequently became a member of the Barbizon School. After becoming Chevalier de le Légion d'honneur in 1849, his work shifted from landscapes to the painting of animals, often with laborers. His later landscapes of Normady were...