1864
oil
panel
From the collection of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Cow at the Ditch is a 1864 oil by Hippolyte Boulenger, a Barbizon school work, held at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
The painting features a cow standing by a ditch, its head turned to the right. The cow is brown and white, with a distinctive curved horn on its head. It stands on a dirt path, surrounded by trees and bushes. In the background, a field stretches out, with a few animals grazing in the distance. The overall atmosphere is peaceful, with the cow appearing calm and content. This painting is a great example of the work of artist Hippolyte Boulenger.
Hippolyte Emmanuel Boulenger (3 December 1837 – 4 July 1874) was a Belgian landscape painter influenced by the French Barbizon school, considered to be "the Belgian Corot".
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