Der Rinderhirte - El Vaquero
um 1900/1905
Medium
Öl auf Karton
Dimensions
30,5 × 23 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
SLM 716
About this artwork
Studie zu einem großen Gemälde in Privatbesitz.
Art Historical Context
Ignacio Zuloaga's *Der Rinderhirte - El Vaquero* (The Cattle Herder - The Cowboy), created around 1900-1905, is a captivating oil sketch on cardboard measuring just 30.5 × 23 cm. This intimate study, housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection, served as a preparatory work for a larger painting now in private ownership. Zuloaga, a prominent Spanish artist from the Basque region (1870-1945), was renowned for his vivid portrayals of everyday Spanish life, blending realist detail with expressive color and dramatic lighting influenced by Impressionism and Symbolism. The artwork captures the rugged es...