Cow and Its Keeper (La Vache et sa gardienne)

1860

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Artist, French, 1796 - 1875

The image is a sketch from a side perspective showing a figure and a cow in a pastoral scene. The horizon is low, with an expansive sky and faint clouds. The brushstrokes are loose and sketchy, adding movement and suggesting form. The color palette is monochromatic, comprising shades of brown on a cream background. There is a person standing next to a cow in the foreground, with sparse lines indicating a landscape with open fields and distant hills in the background.

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Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65510118

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