Vicunas

The painting depicts a group of three vicuñas standing in a mountain landscape. One animal is lying on the ground while two are standing. The background of the painting reveals misty mountains and valleys with subtle shades of blue and brown, giving the impression of a peaceful and quiet atmosphere. The individual vicuñas are painted in detail, with the texture of their fur well depicted and realistic facial expressions.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is portrait. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Jacques Laurent Agasse (1767-1849) was Swiss landscape classicist born in Geneva. He studied at art school, but at 20 years, went to study veterinary medicine in Paris. He utilised the acquired knowledge of anatomy when painting racehorses ( Gray Hunter with a Lady’s Saddle Chestnut Hunter and Bay Hunter) and other animals ( Guanaco). He travelled between France and Switzerland until a rich Englishman asked him to paint his dog. He was so pleased with result that he offered Agasse a journey to England, where he continued painting animals. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, he was considered the best painter of animals. They say that despite all his glory, he lived and died modestly.