Who created "Landscape with Cattle"?

Landscape with Cattle was created by Rosa Bonheur.

What medium is "Landscape with Cattle"?

Landscape with Cattle is Graphite on blue paper faded to gray.

Is "Landscape with Cattle" in the public domain?

Yes, Landscape with Cattle is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Landscape with Cattle

Rosa Bonheur

Medium

Graphite on blue paper faded to gray

Dimensions

Sheet: 9 1/8 x 10 3/16 in. (23.1 x 25.8cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Helen Wormaer, 1963

Accession Number

63.145

Tags

CowsLandscapes

Art Historical Context

In the serene *Landscape with Cattle*, French artist Rosa Bonheur captures the quiet harmony of rural life through a delicate graphite drawing on blue paper, now faded to a subtle gray. Measuring just 9 1/8 x 10 3/16 inches, this intimate sheet from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints collection evokes Bonheur's signature fascination with animals and nature. The tags—cows and landscapes— her masterful depiction of grazing cattle amid expansive fields, a motif central to her oeuvre. Bonheur (1822–1899), a trailblazing Realist painter and sculptor, broke barriers as one of the few ...

About the Artist

Rosa Bonheur · 1822–1899

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