Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study autumn Weary cattle meander along a

Weary cattle meander along a well-trod path as the glowing sun sets beyond a distant mountain

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a handsome gilded frame from the period

Born in Copenhagen to Jacob Kiærschou

2003 (lot 252)

Artists of this nature were often urged to exaggerate the dimensions of such animals with each owner keen to convey their feeding prowess

Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study autumn Weary cattle meander along aThis enchanting late 19th century French oil painting depicts the head of a bearded man. Rendered with an abundance of consideration and feeling, the introspection of the figure portrayed is palpable. A monogram in the lower right reads HD, but the artist is yet to be determined. One lead is Henri Camille Danger (1857 1939), a French painter known for historical, allegorical and mythological subjects, such as his La Transgression du Commandement