Paarden en voertuig in de sneeuw
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
284; 386; 221; 305
About this artwork
height 284 mm x width 386 mm
Art Historical Context
**Paarden en voertuig in sneeuw (Horses and a Vehicle in the Snow)**Théodore Géric, the fiery French Romantic artist best known for his monumental *The Raft of the Medusa*1819), created this evocative lithography in 1823, just a year before his untimely death at age 32. Capturing horses pulling a vehicle through a snowy landscape, the work reflects Géricault's lifelong fascination with equine power and movement, often infused with dramatic tension. Amid the post-Napoleonic era's turbulent emotions, Romanticism celebrated nature's raw forces, and this print evokes the harsh beauty and isolation...
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...