A profile constructed by a few essential shapes
The tip of the snout, forehead, ear and curve of the neck are enough to immediately identify the greyhound. The tight framing eliminates any secondary elements.
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Claude Monet · A youth animal study · Private collection
A greyhound with a black collar turns its head to the right, its elongated snout standing out against a purple-brown background. The folded ears, the dark eye and the transitions from white to fawn give this little portrait an attentive presence. Dated around 1862 -1863, this study belongs to Monet's beginnings, when he still worked with animals, game and still lifes.

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The white neck rises from the lower edge and tilts slightly before joining the small head. The muzzle forms a long horizontal, ending in a black nose. This opposition between vertical and horizontal gives a very clear structure to the small format.
Around the eye and ear, Monet combines brown, ocher, black and gray. The chest remains lighter, but warm shadows give it volume. The black collar closes the base of the portrait and separates the dog from the uniform background.
Without decoration or action, the dog's silhouette becomes an exercise in precision: measuring an inclination, a light on the hair and the intensity of a look.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The tip of the snout, forehead, ear and curve of the neck are enough to immediately identify the greyhound. The tight framing eliminates any secondary elements.
Creams, pinks, grays and browns shape the neck. Only a few small areas are really light, which keeps the head in the dull light of the background.
The painting is listed as Wildenstein 12 and remains in a private collection. The available documentary reproduction is therefore more modest than that of works digitized by major museums.
Reference image
The visual corresponds to Greyhound Head, 1862 -1863, Wildenstein 12 catalog, oil on canvas of 24 × 28 cm in private collection. The unique WebP measures 409 × 339 px, the maximum definition of public documentary reproduction, without artificial enlargement.
The upper line goes down very slightly to the nose. A snout that is too thick or too short would cause the greyhound to lose its characteristic appearance.
Golden, red-brown, gray and black ocher structure the ear and eye contour. Their variation avoids a uniform mask.
The purple brown remains calm and slightly nuanced. It should neither absorb dark areas of the head nor compete with the model.
Documented benchmarks
Dated around 1862 -1863, this small painting measures 24 × 28 cm. It is kept in private collections and bears number 12 of the Wildenstein catalog raisonné.
W12 immediately followed still lifes of game and dog studies carried out in the early 1860s, before the landscapes and figures that established Monet's career.
The small format requires close observation. The head fills almost the entire surface, like a study intended to retain a physiognomy rather than recount a scene.
This reference distinguishes the Greyhound Head from the W11 Dog Head and from the dogs included in the more ambitious compositions of the same period.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | W12 greyhound head |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1862 - 1863 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 24 × 28 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, Non-public location |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 12 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
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This small animal portrait is suitable for a desk, a bookcase or a wall composition in various formats. A black, walnut or red-brown frame extends the necklace and the background; a cream or taupe wall reveals the coat.
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