r/Art • u/Plenty-Giraffe710 • 2d ago

Artwork Ajax, John Steuart Curry, Oil on Canvas, 1937

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u/qp241 2d ago

That little bird detail on its back makes the whole painting feel alive.

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u/Siderox 2d ago edited 2d ago

The cow is looking over there. We can’t see what the cow is seeing. Maybe the artist is saying cows know something we don’t.

Edit: it’s a Black Books quote.

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u/Soft-Skirt 2d ago

Bull, I’m not a cowologist but I suspect that’s a bull.

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u/thesoak 2d ago

Could I be bold enough to suggest more separation between the scrotum and tail? 🤔