A Cow Grazing
about 1663
- Medium
- Red chalk, black framing lines
- Dimensions
- 15.6 × 14 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-208077
Adriaen van de Velde habitually ventured out in the countryside to sketch cattle and landscapes for his paintings. Before ever beginning a painting, he made a preliminary compositional sketch, proceeded to chalk studies of the animals and figures, and then completed a finished drawing. Departing from the usual norm of his animal drawings, van de Velde placed this cow not in a natural setting but in a close-up, seen from an angle that accentuates the animal's block-like form. Her neck, left shoulder, and head catch the sun directly, while light rakes across her back to reveal muscled forequarters, a protruding belly, and sunken hindquarters above the udder.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- about 1663 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — drawings
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