Beneath a gnarled tree’s sprawling branches, three buffalo loom—hooves planted in shallow water, hides rendered in dense, smudged ink. Their bulk anchors the scene, yet the boys’ slender figures guide them with quiet authority.

How does the contrast between the boys’ delicate strokes and the buffalo’s weight shift your sense of scale?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.216.2