Cow lying down
Cow lying down

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Cow lying down

Charles François Daubigny, 1817–1878; born Paris, France; died Paris
x1948-317
A close friend and painting companion of Corot, Daubigny was among the first French artists to become interested in working exclusively outdoors, capturing fleeting aspects of rural life on canvases that retain the informal qualities of the sketches that he made directly from nature. Daubigny’s work is seen as having provided an important link between the romantic landscapes of Gustave Courbet and the closely observed Impressionism of Claude Monet.

Information

Title
Cow lying down
Maker
Charles François Daubigny
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
29.3 x 45.9 cm (11 9/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-317
Inscription
in graphite, on verso: Vache en repose
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped in red, lower right: DC [stylized in circle] [Lugt 518] Stamp in black ink, verso upper right: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
chalk drawings
Materials
laid paper, black chalk
Subject
bulls, cows

Sold at artist's sale [Lugt 518].

Le Garrec;

1934, Dan Fellows Platt;

Bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum

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