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Cow in a Cabbage Field

Rudolf Koller1857/1858

Kunsthaus Zürich

Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland

For the cabbages, Koller used his large study from 1857, inv. 624. Koller painted a repetition of the same size, somewhat more summarily executed.
A larger version of this theme with three cows was exhibited in Munich in 1858 and attracted attention with its bold colouring in green and blue.

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  • Title: Cow in a Cabbage Field
  • Creator: Rudolf Koller
  • Creator Lifespan: 1828 – 1905
  • Creator Death Place: Zurich, Switzerland
  • Creator Birth Place: Zürich, Switzerland
  • Date Created: 1857/1858
  • Physical Dimensions: 100 x 81 cm
  • Type: painting
  • External Link: Kunsthaus Zürich, Online Collection
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Art Movement: Realism
  • Original title: Kuh im Krautgarten
  • Inventory number: 1910
  • Credit line: Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by Franz Carl Weber, 1929
Kunsthaus Zürich

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