Wrestlers Falguiere Analysis

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Oil paint is the medium used in the Wrestlers by Falguiere. In this work of art, the artist creates brush strokes that makes his medium obvious to the viewer. The medium is clearly seen and used to the advantage of the artist, the viewer is not being deceived with hyper realism. The brush strokes are integrated into the painting to add texture and even shows parts of the canvas to show texture in different areas of the painting. Falguiere adds a great detail to certain aspects of the painting, like in the muscles definition and shorts of the wrestlers but the spectators in the audience get a little to no definition. This artist used the medium as a way to add to his stylized painting and create further blurring which was mean to bring emotion