1810 - 1872. Known for: Painting.
Jakob Becker lived from 1810 to 1872. Alongside still lifes, Beck painted a significant number of animal motifs. He mainly focussed on the depiction of poultry, and the present work shows one of...
Read full biography Jakob Becker lived from 1810 to 1872. Alongside still lifes, Beck painted a significant number of animal motifs. He mainly focussed on the depiction of poultry, and the present work shows one of Beck's familiar leitmotifs - families of animals or hens with their chicks. He painted a wide variety of...
Read full biography Jakob Becker lived from 1810 to 1872. Alongside still lifes, Beck painted a significant number of animal motifs. He mainly focussed on the depiction of poultry, and the present work shows one of Beck's familiar leitmotifs - families of animals or hens with their chicks. He painted a wide variety of poultry, including chickens, ducks, geese, and doves. In contrast to the animal paintings of Melchior de Hondecoeter or Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Beck's works are characterised by their atmosphere of...
Read full biography Jakob Becker lived from 1810 to 1872. Alongside still lifes, Beck painted a significant number of animal motifs. He mainly focussed on the depiction of poultry, and the present work shows one of Beck's familiar leitmotifs - families of animals or hens with their chicks. He painted a wide variety of poultry, including chickens, ducks, geese, and doves. In contrast to the animal paintings of Melchior de Hondecoeter or Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Beck's works are characterised by their atmosphere of calm. In the present canvas, the subject is depicted with fine brushstrokes which give the surface structure of the feathers a light and lively appearance.
Jakob Becker lived from 1810 to 1872. Alongside still lifes, Beck painted a significant number of animal motifs. He mainly focussed on the depiction of poultry, and the present work shows one of Beck's familiar leitmotifs - families of animals or hens with their chicks. He painted a wide variety of poultry, including chickens, ducks, geese, and doves. In contrast to the animal paintings of Melchior de Hondecoeter or Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Beck's works are characterised by their atmosphere of calm. In the present canvas, the subject is depicted with fine brushstrokes which give the surface structure of the feathers a light and lively appearance.