Potter, Paulus (Enkhuizen 1625 – Amsterdam 1654). Animal Piece. Three cattle and a sheep below trees. On the right at the horizon a steeple. Aquatint printed in brown by Cornelis Apostool (1762 Amsterdam 1844). Inscribed: P. Potter / Apostool. / Published Novr. 1792. 21.8 x 30.5 cm.
Rare. – Enclosed text sheet with Potter’s biography and prices realized for his works. – Bernt:
“ (Potter) thanks his fame to the natural presentation of the animals and the Dutch pasture … In the 18th and 19th centuries Potter’s basic development of the picture of the animal in the landscape has been continued. ”
The two cows standing together on the left in their position almost identical to those of the painting in Cassel, The Pissing Cow, comp. with Tischbein’s etching available here.
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