A Young Bull Grazing

Hendrik Voogd

Associated Names
Hendrik Voogd

Artist, Dutch, 1768 - 1839

The image shows a cow grazing in profile view. The drawing features pencil or charcoal strokes creating a sketchy style with soft shading and defined outlines. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of gray on a pale background. In the distance, a few trees are visible on the left, while a cow stands with its head down, focused on feeding. A tree frames the scene from the right with some branches sketched out.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.1 x 21.7 cm (5 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.248

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 173 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in black chalk: H. Voogd; by later hand on mount, upper center in graphite: 2; by later hand on mount, upper right in graphite: V / x; by later hand on mount, lower right in graphite: Voogd A1156

Wikidata ID

Q64573650

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