Who painted Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals?

Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals was painted by Christian Georg Schütz in 1764.

Where can I see Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals?

Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals is held by Städel Museum.

What movement is Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals?

Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals is associated with Biedermeier.

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Museum-quality prints of Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals are available made-to-order from Artifact World Gallery.

Artwork

Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals

Christian Georg Schütz , 1764

Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals is an oil painting by the Biedermeier artist Christian Georg Schütz. It dates from 1764 and is held in the collection of the Städel Museum.

About this work

Overview

Christian Georg Schütz’s Landscape with Grazing Farm Animals, executed around 1764, is a copper painting now in the collection of the Städel Museum. The work presents a quiet rural vista, centered on a solitary tree whose mixed green‑brown foliage spreads across a modest field.

Subject & Meaning

In the foreground, domestic livestock feed calmly, reinforcing the scene’s pastoral tranquility. Beyond the animals, modest buildings and gently rolling hills rise under a cloud‑filled sky, suggesting an everyday countryside setting rather than an idealized landscape.

Technique & Style

The artist employed copper as a support, allowing for fine linear detail and a luminous surface. Careful modulation of colour and atmospheric perspective creates depth, while subtle contrasts of light and shadow give the composition a measured sense of three‑dimensional space.

History & Provenance

Created in the mid‑eighteenth century, the painting has remained within German collections, ultimately entering the holdings of Frankfurt’s Städel Museum. Its attribution to Schütz, a German painter known for landscape studies, is based on stylistic analysis and documented inventories from the period.