Meadow with a Shepherd and Cows

1617

Willem Buytewech

Associated Names
Willem Buytewech

Artist, Dutch, 1591/1592 - 1624

The image depicts a rural scene with a low horizon line showing small trees in the distance blending into the sky. In the foreground, there are two cows and a figure resting under a large tree. The artwork features intricate brushstrokes and pencil work, with detailed rendering of the tree's branches and foliage. The color palette is primarily brown and beige, creating a naturalistic effect. On the left side, rustic fences and a gate are visible in the fields. Birds are flying in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk, and pen and brush with brown ink

  • Credit Line

    William Nelson Cromwell Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.1 x 37.9 cm (11 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.61.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Artemis Fine Arts, Inc., New York): acquired 1977 by the NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, p. 53.

2001

  • Aelbert Cuyp, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002.

Bibliography

1983

  • Hofrichter, Frima Fox, Haarlem, the Seventeenth Century. Exh. cat., Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, 1983: 22(a).

Inscriptions

upper right in brown ink: (illegible)

Wikidata ID

Q64636019

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