Lot 189: Jacob Cox Rural Scene with Cattle Oil on Canvas

Jacob Cox (American, 1810-1892), two cows drinking from the pond, oil on canvas; 19 5/8" x 29 1/2"; unsigned. Three small pinholes lower right field. Cox continued to paint and exhibit until his death in 1892. Competition from younger artists like T.C. Steele had forced him out of the portrait business in the 1880s, but his "compositions" of landscapes filled with farm animals and still lifes continued to be popular.