1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Ewe with Two Lambs is a 1850 by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a mother sheep and her two lambs huddled together in a grassy field. The artist used bold, scratchy lines to show the animals’ fur and the rough texture of the ground. In the background, a few bushes and a simple sky frame the scene. The way the sheep lean into each other suggests warmth and protection. This style of drawing was common in 19th-century France, where artists focused on everyday life. Next, check out Realism to see more art that shows ordinary scenes like this one.
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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