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| Keywords: Emile van Marcke de Lummen - The Approach of a Storm - Walters 3777.jpg The son of a Flemish artist employed at the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory Van Marcke himself decorated porcelains at Sèvres for nine years An older colleague Constant Troyon encouraged him to paint in oils directly from nature In 1857 Van Marcke began to submit paintings to the Paris salons and within a few years he had gained renown as a painter of cattle a category of art that appealed to city dwellers in Europe and America in the late 19th century In this scene Van Marcke depicts cattle grazing in the swamps of the Landes a region along the southwest coast of France In the background a cowherd walking on stilts tends the cattle ca 1872 oil on canvas cm 146 201 ; Framed cm 196 9 252 1 19 7 accession number 37 77 31764 William T Walters city Baltimore from the artist George Lucas as agent Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1864 Signature In black at lower left E M Van Marcke Salon Paris 1872 Palais de l'Elysees Paris 1872 Before Monet Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters Highlights from The Walters Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 place of origin Siena Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Émile van Marcke Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
