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Four studies of a black, white and tan dog in different poses on a brown background, painted in loose brushwork.

Vier studies van een hond

Four studies of a black, white and tan dog are painted in oil on a brownish ground. Three show the animal seated, sitting or curled up in varied poses, while one shows it lying with its head on its paws. Loose, quick brushwork gives the figures a sketch-like immediacy, and a signature with the date 1868 appears at lower right.

Artist
Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen (mentioned on object)
Date
1868
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3462 × 2660 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1868.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Cuatro estudios de un perro

Cuatro estudios de un perro blanco, negro y canela están pintados al óleo sobre un fondo pardusco. Tres muestran al animal sentado o echado en distintas posturas, y uno lo muestra tumbado con la cabeza sobre las patas. Las pinceladas sueltas y rápidas dan a las figuras un aire de boceto, y en la esquina inferior derecha aparece una firma con la fecha 1868.

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