Red Background Black Bull Painting Monet painterly brushwork lets the colours

painterly brushwork lets the colours bleed at the edges

ringed trunk

keeping the eye in constant motion

A single branch unfurls across this composition

framed by tufts of golden autumn grass and pale lichen-covered stone

Red Background Black Bull Painting Monet painterly brushwork lets the coloursSet against a vivid crimson field, this striking portrait captures a dark, near black bull advancing straight towards the viewer, its pale curved horns sweeping wide above a powerfully built head. Loose flecks and splatters of paint scatter across the scarlet ground, lending raw energy and movement to the composition, while shadow pools beneath the body to ground its weight. The expressive, almost gestural handling keeps the form bold yet atmospheric,