Drie koeien en een boer in een weiland
1855
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
400; 488
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
check stamp: Lugt 1090
Art Historical Context
Created in 1855 by Jules Didier, this lithograph titled “Drie koeien en een boer in een weiland” depicts a tranquil pastoral scene of three cows and a farmer in a meadow. Measuring 488 by 400 millimeters, the work reflects the mid-nineteenth-century fascination with rural life and the natural world, rendered through the relatively new medium of lithography. Lithography offered artists a versatile technique for producing rich tonal effects and fine detail while enabling wider distribution of images beyond unique paintings. Didier’s print captures the quiet rhythms of agricultural existence wit...
About the Artist
Jules Didier · 1831–1892
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