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jakew9364 t1_j64g90g wrote

Was Constant Troyon's Ox painting in the Musee D'Orsay another reference here?

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jimmusilpainter OP t1_j64ofk3 wrote

I'm not familiar with that work, but there WAS another painting in the Orsay that I was thinking about ... Rosa Bonheur's "Ploughing in the Nivernais". The composition is different and her detail work is masterful, but the general mood of that painting had a profound impact on me and I was going for something similar here.

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in-water-or-ink t1_j675m7l wrote

I was going to ask if Anton Mauve was an influence from the composition. Your painting is great, thanks for sharing.

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