European school (late XIX) - Cattle in a Meadow. 61 x 51 cm (without frame) - 66 x 56 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in a gilt wood frame. Signed lower right. The painting depicts three cattle in a summer meadow: a standing white cow at the centre, a recumbent brown bovine in the foreground at left, and a third animal seen from behind in the middle distance at right. The setting is the edge of a wood, with a flowering tree in the upper left and a rustic fence visible among the vegetation. The handling of the animals' coats shows a confident command of colour and light, with loose brushwork in the treatment of the grass and foliage. The subject belongs to the tradition of European animal painting of the late 19th century, with references to the Barbizon school and plein air practice. Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of conservation of the pictorial surface. - This item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validity. - Further informations on the condition report are available upon request. - All shipments are handled with professional packaging. The frame, if present, is to be understood as a gift and therefore its structural integrity during transport is not guaranteed. *Please keep in mind that this work has not yet obtained the certificate of free export from Italy from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies that the work is not part of the Italian cultural heritage. Normally the times for issuing certificates are 40 days from the date of the appointment: The new legislation in force from 2021 provides for shorter times at the discretion of the expert commission for declared amounts of less than € 13,500. All costs of this operation are included.