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The Large Cow Lying Down (Grosse Liegende Kuh)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

This print depicts bold, sweeping lines and geometric shapes resembling a seated bull or cow. The lines of the print are in black against off-white paper, and some are thick and bold while others are thin. The bull’s head is slightly turned to the right, and its front legs are curled near the bottom-left corner. We can see the bull’s wide nose, its small eyes, its ears, and its large, curved horns. Its body on the right is less defined, and there is an indistinguishable shape on the right, near the bull’s head.

Artwork Details

Date
1929
Medium
woodcut in black on blotting paper
Dimensions
3500 × 4485 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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