When Cattle Run

Henry Ziegler

Associated Names
Henry Ziegler

Artist, American, 1889 - 1968

The image shows a cattle stampede from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon line is set around the upper-middle portion of the image, nearly obscured by the mass of cattle and heavy rainfall. In the distance, lightning is visible. Brushstrokes and shading depict the movement and texture of the cattle, while rain is suggested with fine, diagonal lines. The monochromatic color palette emphasizes the stormy atmosphere. Closest to us are sharp details of a few shrubs, contrasting with the blurred movement of the cattle, emphasizing the foreground's stillness against the overall motion of the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sragow Gallery, New York, NY); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, December 1987; gift to NGA, December 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Signed: In pencil lower left, 5/10; lower right, Henry Ziegler

Wikidata ID

Q76454351

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