Drowsing Cattle (Le Dormoir des vaches)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a ground-level view of a pastoral scene in sepia tones. The horizon is low, with a group of tall trees in the center. The trees are textured with vertical brushstrokes. The color palette is brown monochrome. There are grazing animals in the foreground. The brushwork is delicate and expressive, depicting the trees and landscape. In the background, the trees continue fading into the sky, with wispy clouds.