1849
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Cow and Ass is a 1849 by Charles Meryon, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a cow and a calf standing near a shallow body of water. The animals are drawn in a simple, sketchy style with thick, dark lines. Their fur looks rough and textured, and the background is mostly blank except for some faint marks on the ground. The calf is small and close to the cow, almost hidden behind her. The water in the background is barely there—just a few wavy lines. This style makes the animals look almost like shadows. Next, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.
Charles Meryon (sometimes Méryon, 23 November 1821 – 14 February 1868) was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness.
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