Drowsing Cattle (Le Dormoir des vaches)

1871

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Artist, French, 1796 - 1875

The image shows a ground-level view of a pastoral scene in sepia tones. The horizon is low, with a group of tall trees in the center. The trees are textured with vertical brushstrokes. The color palette is brown monochrome. There are grazing animals in the foreground. The brushwork is delicate and expressive, depicting the trees and landscape. In the background, the trees continue fading into the sky, with wispy clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2834

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 26, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

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

Q64959159

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