The artwork titled “So full of shapes is fancy” was created by Briton Riviere in the year 1878. It belongs to the Realism art movement and falls under the genre of animal painting.
The artwork portrays a white dog standing on a cobblestone path, gazing intently towards a dark, shadowy figure draped in a cloak and leaning against a rustic stone wall. Beside the figure, various tools, such as a spade and a broom, rest casually against the wall. The attention to detail in the animal’s fur and the realistic rendering of textures in the background exemplify the principles of the Realism movement. The composition of the artwork and the expressive stance of the dog evoke curiosity and admiration for the subject’s naturalistic depiction.
