1885
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps is a 1885 oil by Rosa Bonheur, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see black and tan cattle lying on short, green grass with a cloudy mountain top view behind them. The painting shows a calm scene, with the cattle resting peacefully. The artist paid attention to the details of the cattle's coats and the texture of the grass. The artist used simple, natural colors to create this scene, similar to the style of artist Rosa Bonheur.
Albert A. Munger (died 1898), Chicago; on loan to the Art Institute from at least 1894 [see Art Institute of Chicago 1894]; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1901; lent to Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College on long-term loan, 1922–1950.
Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, Long-term loan, 1922–1950.
Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Sculpture, and Other Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1894), p. 61, no. 110. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1895), p. 73, no. 110. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1896), p. 80, no. 110. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1898), p. 101, no. 110. Charles Francis Browne, “The Permanent Collections in the Museum of the Art Institute…
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Rosa Bonheur was a French artist known best as a painter of animals (animalière).
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