Despite the rather stylized way of painting it has a raw edge. This could of course be related to the psychological state of the painter. One year after making this painting the painter dies as a result of a previous suicide attempt. Of course, you do not need to know this as a viewer... it's a very exciting, dark painting, even without knowing this story. The colors, the bone, the dog with a rope around his... http://nothing-but-good-art.blogspot.nl/2013/05/simon-schrikker-herman-kruyder.html