Bidspirit auction | FRENCH BEARS SIGNATURE C. TROYON

FRENCH BEARS SIGNATURE C. TROYON WATERCOLOR PAINTING, C.1900 - French School, late 19th to early 20th century, bearing the signature of Constant Troyon (French, 1810–1865). A pastoral landscape depicting two horned cattle wading in a tranquil stream in the foreground, shaded by mature, leafy trees, with a winding dirt path ascending toward a gabled cottage with a smoking brick chimney in the right distance. Rendered in watercolor and gouache on paper, the composition demonstrates Barbizon stylistic influences through naturalistic observation, tonal green and ochre washes, and opaque white bodycolor accents on the livestock and shoreline. Signed in dark pigment at the lower left, ”C.TROYON.” Dimensions unstated; housed under glass with an ivory mat in a molded wood frame with a gilt inner fillet, the verso fully sealed with kraft paper tape and fitted with wire hanging hardware. bovine, abreuvoir, Fontainebleau, paysagiste, bucolic, heifers, oxen, farmstead, brook. Dimensions Frame: 39 1/2 x 27 in. Image: 28 x 16 in. Condition Sheet displays mild overall age toning and faint mat burn along outer margins, consistent with age. Pigments remain stable and vibrant with no apparent tearing, foxing, or paper loss visible within the mat opening. Frame shows light edge wear and minor corner abrasions; backing paper is intact with hanging hardware installed.