The Cow (La Vache)

1893

Victor Alfred Paul Vignon

Associated Names
Victor Alfred Paul Vignon

Artist, French, 1847 - 1909

The image depicts a rural scene with cows grazing, a human figure sitting on the ground, thatched-roof buildings, and a sky in the background. The artwork is created using detailed line work and cross-hatching, with a monochromatic color palette in shades of sepia or brown. Branches and outlines are defined with confident strokes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.7 x 25.8 cm (9 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.8 x 60 cm (16 7/8 x 23 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.39

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boyer and Cate 1991, no. 89

  • Series Title

    L'Estampe originale (Album III)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Boyer, Patricia Eckert, and Phillip Dennis Cate. L'Estampe originale: Artistic Printmaking in France 1893 - 1895. Zwolle, 1991.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 47(?) V. Vignon

Markings

blindstamp of L'Estampe originale

Wikidata ID

Q76359469

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