Constant troyon biography

Biography.
Constant Troyon was a French painter of the Barbizon school.
Constant Troyon was a French painter of the Barbizon school.

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Constant Troyon Biography

Troyon was born August 28, 1810
died February 21, 1865
Troyon was a French painter, born on Sévres, near Paris, where his father was connected with the famous manufactory of china.

Constant Troyon was an animal painter of the first rank, and was closely associated with the artists who painted around Barbizon. The technical qualities of his methods of painting are most masterly; his drawing is excellent, and his composition always interesting. It was only comparatively late in life that Troyon found his métier, but when he realized his power of painting animals be produced a fairly large number of good paintings in a few years. Troyon entered the ateliers very young as a decorator, and until he was twenty he labored assiduously at the minute details of porcelain ornamentation; and this kind of work Constant Troyon mastered so thoroughly that it was many years before he overcame its limitations. By the time Troyon reached twenty-one be was travelling the country as an artist, and painting landscapes so long as his finance

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Constant Troyon (1810–1865)

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(b Sèvres, 28 Aug. 1810; d Paris, 20 Mar. 1865). French painter. He began his career as a porcelain decorator (the family trade) at the famous factory in his home town, Sèvres. In the 1830s, however, he took up landscape painting, and became one of the leading figures of the Barbizon School. He visited Holland in 1847, and the impact of Cuyp and Potter is seen in his fondness for including cows in his pictures. Late in his career he turned to seascapes, the freshness and freedom of his work influencing Boudin and Monet in this genre. Troyon was a prolific and internationally successful painter, and his work is in many public collections in France and elsewhere.

Text source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)

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Constant Troyon

French painter (1810–1865)

Constant Troyon (French pronunciation:[kɔ̃stɑ̃tʁwajɔ̃]; August 28, 1810 – February 21, 1865) was a French painter of the Barbizon school. In the early part of his career he painted mostly landscapes. It was only comparatively late in life that Troyon found his métier as a painter of animals, and achieved international recognition.

Early years

He was born in Sèvres, near Paris, where his father was connected with the famous manufactory of porcelain. Troyon entered the ateliers very young as a decorator, and until he was twenty he labored assiduously at the minute details of porcelain ornamentation; and this kind of work he mastered so thoroughly that it was many years before he overcame its limitations. By the time he reached twenty-one he was travelling the country as an artist, and painting landscapes so long as his finances lasted. Then when pressed for money he made friends with the first china manufacturer he met and worked steadily at his old business of decorator until he had accumulated enough fun

Constant troyon biography