1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
L'Abreuvoir is a 1866 by Charles Jacque, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a group of cows gathered around a shallow puddle of water. Their heads are lowered as they drink, and the artist used quick, scratchy lines to show their fur and movement. The background is simple—just rough ground and a few wavy lines for the sky. The title *L'Abreuvoir* means "the watering hole," and the artist focused on how animals behave in everyday moments. The lines feel urgent, almost like the cows are moving while being drawn. Next, check out Realism to see how artists like Jacque captured ordinary life.
Charles-Émile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of Pastoralism and engraver who was, with Jean-François Millet, part of the Barbizon School. He first learned to engrave maps when he spent seven years in the French Army.
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