Study of a Ewe Albert Bierstadt (American, born Germany, 1830-1902). Study of a Ewe, ca. 1855. Black crayon and red and white chalk on blue-green, medium-weight, slightly textured laid paper., Sheet: 10 9/16 x 14 1/16 in. ( x cm). In this detailed animal study, the landscape painter Albert Bierstadt used a combination of fine outlines and soft strokes to capture the woolly texture of a sheep’s full coat with palpable realism. Most likely executed on a summer sketching trip in the German countryside during Bierstadt’s years of study in Düsseldorf, the drawing is typical of his plein a
Study of a Ewe Albert Bierstadt (American, born Germany, 1830-1902). Study of a Ewe, ca. 1855. Black crayon and red and white chalk on blue-green, medium-weight, slightly textured laid paper., Sheet: 10 9/16 x 14 1/16 in. ( x cm). In this detailed animal study, the landscape painter Albert Bierstadt used a combination of fine outlines and soft strokes to capture the woolly texture of a sheep’s full coat with palpable realism. Most likely executed on a summer sketching trip in the German countryside during Bierstadt’s years of study in Düsseldorf, the drawing is typical of his plein air nature studies, which provided the raw materials for his well-known monumental landscape paintings. American Art ca. 1855
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