A Herdess with Cows on a Country Road in the Rain 1848 - 1888
antonmauve
amateur sketch
pencil sketch
incomplete sketchy
charcoal drawing
possibly oil pastel
charcoal art
pencil drawing
underpainting
charcoal
watercolor
"A Herdess with Cows on a Country Road in the Rain" is a watercolor painting by Anton Mauve, a Dutch artist known for his depictions of rural life. Created between 1848 and 1888, the painting captures a melancholic scene of a woman leading her cattle along a muddy road. Mauve's signature style of soft, muted tones and detailed brushstrokes creates a sense of serenity and atmosphere, highlighting the beauty of everyday life in the Dutch countryside. The work is currently part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam.
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A herdess is walking under her umbrella as she drives her four cows forward. ‘The soaking wet atmosphere is captured so well that one’s feet start to feel wet if one looks at the work too long,’ one critic wrote. In contrast to Mauve’s pictures of horse-riders, where the horses always move towards the horizon, the cows in his cattle paintings generally head straight at the viewer.
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