This painting depicts a large bull standing in a grassy plain. The bull is seen from the side, facing the right. Its head is a rich brown color, while its body and legs are swirled with patches of white and brown. Its head is small compared to its large body, and it has two thin, white horns facing forward. The background shows a low horizon with a few small green trees and shrubs, set against a pastel pink and purple sky. In the lower right corner is a small pool of green water, the edge surrounded by small tufts of grass.
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Prize Bull

H. Call (American, active 1876)

1876

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 50.7 x 63 cm (19 15/16 x 24 13/16 in.) ; framed: 58.9 x 72.4 x 6 cm (23 3/16 x 28 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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