The Two Buffaloes
1630
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1630
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Two Buffaloes is a 1630 by Pieter van Laer, depicting cattle, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Two brown buffalo stand side by side in a Dutch field. One faces us. The other turns away. The grass is bright green. The sky is a flat blue band above. Van Laer painted animals this way often. He showed them without drama. Just quiet shapes and soft colors. Look for his smaller scenes if you like this one. Try Pieter van Laer (Dutch, 1592–c. 1642).
