The Cows (painting)

The Cows is a painting by Vincent van Gogh, produced in July 1890 during his stay in Doctor Gachet's home in Auvers-sur-Oise. It is based on an 1873 Paul van Ryssel etching Gachet owned of Jacob Jordaens's Study of Five Cows, exhibited in the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.

The Cows
ArtistVincent van Gogh
Year1890
Catalogue
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions55 cm × 65 cm (22 in × 26 in)
LocationPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Lille

The work is one of a series of copies of previous artist's works that Van Gogh painted towards the end of his life. Van Gogh's painting is also now held at the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.[1]

References

  • Distel, Anne; Stein, Susan Alyson (1999). Cézanne to Van Gogh: The Collection of Doctor Gachet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. pp. 90–92. ISBN 9780870999031.
  1. Stein, Anne (1999). Cézanne to Van Gogh: The Collection of Doctor Gachet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 90–92. ISBN 9780870999031.
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