1868
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Team of Oxen is a 1868 by Charles Jacque, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two oxen pulling a plow behind a person. The scene is outdoors, with dry soil and a big tree in the background. The artist used simple lines to show the oxen’s fur and the farmer’s rough clothes. The title "Attelage de Bœufs" means "team of oxen," which matches what you see. The sketch looks like it’s drawn quickly, focusing on everyday farm life. Next, check out Realism to see how artists showed ordinary people and work.
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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