Wooded Landscape with Cows in Foreground
Unknown
n.d.
Medium
Charcoal and stumping, heightened with white chalk and stumping, on light blue wove paper (discolored to brown)
Dimensions
41.8 × 55 cm (16 1/2 × 21 11/16 in.)
Classification
charcoal
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
3806
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...