Two Cows at the Water's Edge
PainterPainted by
Edwin Augustus Moore
(American, 1858 - 1925)
Date1888
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in wood frame with gilt gesso decoration
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 13 5/8 x 18 5/8in. (34.6 x 47.3cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 18 1/4 x 23 x 1 1/2in. (46.4 x 58.4 x 3.8cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1973.99.1
DescriptionTwo cows, one a light brown, the other a darker brown, stand in a stream or body of water. One cow is drinking. A rail fence and trees are in the background.
NotesSubject Note: Edwin Augustus Moore made several drawings of cows in the West End of Hartford during the 1880s. It is possible but by no means certain that the cows in this painting were somewhere in Hartford's West End.Status
Not on view
