Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. On the back there is a label from the Society of Fine Arts of Lyon with the title of the work "La bourage en Bugey" (Plowing in Bugey). Terraire, who lived and worked in Lyon for a long time, specialized in mountain landscapes of the south-eastern regions of France, including Bugey (a historical and natural region of France in the department of Ain, between Lyon and Geneva). His landscapes often feature animals, grazing herds, and farmers engaged in their activities. The work has some old patches visible on the back. It is in a contemporary frame, with several losses. The painting depicts cows grazing in Saint Jean de Sixt, in Haute Savoie, near La Clusaz, a subject in which the artist specialized. His broad and colorful touch perfectly adapts to the sumptuous landscapes he describes, preferably choosing motifs with a slightly high horizon line to best convey the majesty and grandeur of our alpine panoramas.
