Seated Hunter
after 1900
Franz von Defregger captures a moment of quiet exhaustion in this rugged portrait of a hunter taking a well-deserved break. The man, with his messy dark hair and weathered profile, slumps forward, clutching his rifle barrel as if the weight of the hunt has finally caught up with him. Dressed in a simple grey coat with a splash of green at the neck, he looks like a character straight out of the Austrian Alps. As a master of Realism, Defregger was famous for bringing the lives of Tyrolean peasants to life, and here he shows the unglamorous, tired side of the outdoorsman rather than a heroic pose.
- Technique
- Oil painting
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