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The Flood Gate

Emile van MarckeWW-1847-T008739

1847·Oil on canvas·24 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (62.2 x 82.6 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1847
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (62.2 x 82.6 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Emile van Marcke

Artist

Emile van Marcke

Painting

Émile van Marcke was a French painter of the 19th century known for his depictions of cattle and pastoral landscapes. Working in oils, he developed a reputation for rendering livestock with anatomical precision and atmospheric sensitivity, situating animals within rural farmyard and pastoral settings that conveyed mood and season. His work exemplified the Realist tradition's engagement with agrarian subjects and working animals during the mid-to-late 1800s.

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