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Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps

Painting of black and tan cattle lying on short, green grass with a cloudy mountain top view behind them.
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  • Painting of black and tan cattle lying on short, green grass with a cloudy mountain top view behind them.

Date:

1885

Artist:

Rosa Bonheur
French, 1822-1899

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Rosa Bonheur

Title

Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1885

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Inscribed lower left: Rosa Bonheur 1885

Dimensions

54.9 × 66.4 cm (21 5/8 × 26 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

A. A. Munger Collection

Reference Number

1901.451

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