Study of a Cow

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Study of a Cow, c. 1875–90. Oil on canvas.

Oil on canvas · 56.6 × 83.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Study of a Cow
Artist: Emile van Marcke de Lummen (French, 1827–1890)
Date: c. 1875–90
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 56.6 × 83.5 cm (22 1/4 × 32 7/8 in.); Framed: 92.8 × 119.4 × 10.2 cm (36 1/2 × 47 × 4 in.)
Credit line: Henry Field Memorial Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1827–1890

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.