STUDY OF A GRAZING COW
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Study of a Grazing Cow

Samuel Colman (American, 1832–1920)

August 1876

Medium
Brush and oil paint on canvas
Classification
Animals
Dimensions
28 × 39.3 cm (11 × 15 1/2 in.)
Culture
USA
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), 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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About this work

A grazing cow is obliquely shown from the left side. The head is turned toward the left. A part of a timber house with a low window is shown in the left background. Margins with the grounding color.