1871
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Drowsing Cattle (Le Dormoir des vaches) is a 1871 ink by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet, hazy landscape with a lone tree standing in the middle. The branches twist upward, while the ground below looks soft and blurred. The colors are mostly faded browns and tans, giving it a dreamy, almost faded look. The artist used a sketchy, loose style to suggest shapes rather than sharp details. This was a common way to work in prints like this, where speed and atmosphere mattered more than perfect lines. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Corot made prints like this one.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (UK: KORR-oh, US: kə-ROH, kor-OH; French: ; 16 July 1796 – 22 February 1875), or simply Camille Corot, was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching.
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